Kerala floods: Dozens missing in deadly India disaster

Key Facts

• Several houses were washed away and people became trapped in the district of Kottayam in Kerala state.
• Helicopters have been used to fly in supplies and personnel to areas where people have been trapped under debris by the landslides, officials said on Sunday.
• The bodies of another three children - aged eight, seven and four - were also found buried under the debris in Idukki district, where the search continued for at least five other missing people, the agency said.
• Sections of some roads were washed away Local residents joined rescue teams on Sunday to help remove mud, rocks and fallen trees from affected areas as the search for survivors continued.

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