Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Chennai Tourist Killed in Kottayam Landslide, Friend Injured
A landslide happened near Teekoy in Kottayam after heavy rain.
Sangeetha Arul Lal, who was 35 and from Chennai, was riding a scooter with her friend.
They were returning from a visit to Vagamon.
Mud fell onto the road and trapped Sangeetha.
Local people helped remove the mud and rescue her.
She was taken to a hospital but died there.
Her friend was injured and taken to a hospital, where her condition was stable.
Other landslides damaged houses, and officials searched for one missing person.
Sangeetha Arul Lal, 35, from Chennai, died after a landslide near Teekoy in Kottayam.
The landslide struck while Sangeetha and her friend were returning from Vagamon on Sunday evening.
Sangeetha was riding a scooter when mud fell onto the road and trapped her.
Her friend, also from Tamil Nadu, escaped with injuries and was reported to be in stable condition.
Heavy rain triggered minor landslides elsewhere in Kottayam, damaging houses and leaving one person missing.
- Who
- Sangeetha Arul Lal, 35, from Chennai, was killed; her friend from Tamil Nadu was injured.
- What
- A landslide trapped a scooter rider, killing Sangeetha and injuring her friend.
- When
- Sunday evening; the report is dated September 20.
- Where
- Velathussery near Teekoy in Kottayam district.
- Why
- Heavy rain in Kottayam’s high-range areas caused landslides.
- Victim
- Sangeetha Arul Lal, 35, of Jawahar Nagar, Chennai
- Incident site
- Velathussery near Teekoy, Kottayam
- Travel circumstances
- Sangeetha and her friend were returning from Vagamon
- Injured person
- The friend, also from Tamil Nadu, was reported to be in stable condition
- Other damage
- Houses were damaged at Mangalagiri near Teekoy and Peringulam
- Missing person
- One person was missing after a mudslide at Peringulam; two others were rescued
- Response
- Local residents removed mud, while officials began a search for the missing person
