This was the moment two houses collapsed and were completely buried by a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall. <br /><br />Fortunately, disaster management officials had evacuated the residents of these homes in time and none was injured. <br /><br />A large crowd of local villagers, who had gathered at the spot, fled as the landslide escalated. <br /><br />The incident occurred near Kannur in Kerala, South India, on August 9.<br /><br />Heavy rains and landslides have killed at least 22 people in Kerala. <br /><br />Unable to cope with the inflow of water officials have opened shutters of 22 dams in the state. <br /><br />Officials warned that the flood situation will worsen as they release more water from the dams. <br /><br />Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, the state’s highest elected official, said the state was facing ''a disaster of unprecedented magnitude''.<br /><br />“We have sought the army, navy and air force’s help and control rooms will be opened in six worst-affected districts,” he added after an emergency cabinet meeting on August 9.
