00:00massive landslide in Vyanad where these are pictures that were caught on CCTV
00:04landslide that occurred at the tunnel of Vyanad project site
00:10heavy rains that led to this massive landslide at least seven people
00:14who are still believed to be stuck under the debris rescue operations are underway
00:19there you'll see that exact moment of the landslide causing massive devastation
00:23where Kerala chief minister has ordered coordinated rescue
00:27and several workers who are feared to be trapped in the wake of the landslide
00:32at the Kalladi tunnel project site in Vyanad
00:36chief minister V.D. Satisan on Tuesday held an urgent meeting with ministers
00:41from the district and directed that rescue and relief operations be coordinated on war footing
00:48there you see how many just got swept away as it came gushing down
00:54and some who managed to survive but several who are feared to be trapped under the debris
01:03caught off guard rescue operations that are all on war footing
01:09and there you see how the consequences could have been worse
01:13but right now the focus is on rescuing those who are feared to be trapped under the debris
01:17in fact a statement from chief minister's office where Satisan has directed ministers
01:23AP Anil Kumar and T Siddiqui to proceed to Vyanad and oversee the rescue and relief operations
01:28meanwhile Kerala State Disaster Management Authority said that the debris from an excavation
01:33at the Kalladi tunnel work site slid down and blocked nearby roads
01:38now according to the KSDMA five people were hit by the debris and admitted to a nearby hospital
01:44red alert that has also been issued in Vyanad following heavy rains due to the landslide
01:49that caused massive devastation a red alert that has also been issued by the IMD on Tuesday
01:55in Kerala's Vyanad district where very heavy rainfall was received in this entire area
02:01during the day the alert was issued at 12.30 in the afternoon after the landslide at the
02:06Kalladi tunnel project site in Vyanad that happened around 11 in the morning
02:11a red alert that was also sounded in the neighboring Koikor district by the Indian
02:16Materiological Department while orange alerts were issued in Malapuram, Kannoor and Kasargor
02:22districts of the state
02:27those pictures that clearly tell you the extent of damage caused and how some who managed to survive
02:32but over seven who are still feared to be trapped these are workers working at the project site
02:38and rescue operations are on in full swing to be able to bring them out
