Wayanad, July 7 -- At least four people were killed and six others remain missing after a landslide struck the Kalladi tunnel construction site in Meppadi Grama Panchayat of Keralam's Wayanad district on Tuesday, officials said. Multiple agencies, including the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), police, Fire and Rescue Services and other government departments, are engaged in search and rescue operations.

According to the Wayanad Public Relations Department (PRD), the landslide occurred after a large quantity of excavated earth, removed as part of the tunnel construction project, collapsed onto the site.

The PRD said four deaths have been confirmed so far, while the toll could rise as rescue operations continue.

Nine injured pers...