The first rains in months are falling in Los Angeles; the rainy weather is assisting in the fight against wildfires but also increasing the risk of landslides.
A second landslide hit Tiruvannamalai the next afternoon even as rescue operations were ongoing in the region to recover a family of seven (including three children) who were trapped inside their house when a first landslide hit. All of them were later found dead. (AFP)
Rescue workers carry the body of a victim as search operations continue following landslides in Mundakai, Chooralmala area, Wayanad district, Kerala, southern India, 31 July 2024.