Overview
- The late-night slide on Saturday at Kumbanpara near Adimali buried homes beneath NH-85, with officials reporting eight houses destroyed and others damaged.
- A multi-agency operation involving Fire and Rescue, NDRF, police, and locals worked through the night; Biju was found dead and his wife Sandhya was rescued alive and moved to a Kochi/Aluva hospital with serious injuries.
- Earlier precautionary evacuations limited casualties, and authorities have now decided to relocate 44 families from the affected area to safer housing.
- Adimali police registered an unnatural-death case as the district suspended road-widening work and formed a special technical team to assess causes and recommend safety measures.
- Residents allege unscientific excavation linked to highway works, while NHAI says it had warned of landslide risk, recommended evacuation, and that no construction was ongoing; IMD continues heavy-rain alerts for Kerala.