Man dies in landslide, wife missing

KOCHI: One person was killed and another missing in a landslide that occurred at Vedikkavala, near Mullaringad, in Vannappuram grama panchayat, in Idukki district on Monday evening.  The deceased has been identified as Thuruthel Thomas, 55. His wife Annamma, 54, is still missing.  The body of Thomas was found a few distance away from his house, which was also washed away in the landslide.   Police, Fire and Rescue Services team with the help of local people continued the search operations for Annamma late in the evening.  The Fire and Rescue officials suspect she might have been trapped in a rocky area, which flooded in the landslip. The total damage of the landslide has not been known.  The crops in the area were also completely swept away.  However, heavy rain continued in almost every part of the district for the last two days and  many places in the district are vulnerable to landslides.