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At least 122 persons were killed and 197 injured after multiple landslides flattened some three villages in Vythiri taluk of the hilly Wayanad district of Kerala
As many as 25 mangled body parts were recovered from the Chaliyar river near Pothukallu area in Malappuram district and four from Chooralmala in Wayanad
Chaliyar river
Chaliyar river is ranked the fourth-longest river in Kerala, and its total length is 169 kilometres.
It is also known as Chulika River, Nilambur River or Beypore River as it is near the sea
Chaliyar river originates from the Ilambaleri hills situated in the Nilgiris district.
It is located in the Malappuram and Kozhikode districts of Kerala.
Chaliyar river banks are famous for their natural goldfields.
It empties into the Arabian Sea at Beypore port
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