Massive Rock Crashes onto Kasaragod Home, Family Escapes Unhurt

Swift Summary

• A massive boulder rolled down a hillside and crashed into a house at Nadakal in Chandragiri, Kasaragod district on Wednesday night (July 16, 2025).
• The incident occurred around 8:30 p.m.damaging the bedroom of the house owned by Mithesh, a local tyre shop employee.
• Mithesh and his mother were outside the house at the time, while his wife and children were visiting a temple. No casualties were reported.
• Neighbours rushed to assist after hearing loud noises; damages are estimated at ₹2 lakh.
• Officials including the tahsildar, village officer, Collectorate representatives, and local panchayat members visited to assess damages post-event.
• The family filed complaints two months earlier about loose rocks posing danger from nearby hill property but alleged that no action was taken despite visits by authorities.
• Following inspections by officials and suggestions from disaster response teams, the family is temporarily relocating to their relatives’ home.

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