Two Cardamom Plantation Workers Killed by Uprooted Tree in Idukki

Two cardamom plantation workers were killed after a tree fell on them at Mankulam in Idukki on Sunday. The victims were identified as Silliyamma, 65, and Veeralakshmi, 45, both residents of the Sinkkudy tribal settlement. They were harvesting cardamom alongside six other workers when heavy rain and strong winds uprooted a huge tree.

Although fellow workers and natives rescued the trapped women and rushed them to a nearby hospital, they could not be saved. The bodies were subsequently transferred to the Adimaly Taluk Hospital for an autopsy.

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