According to Indian media reports, a large-scale landslide occurred in the Wayanad region of Kerala, India. According to the latest figures, the landslide has caused 358 deaths and severe economic losses.

According to reports, the Wayanad region of Kerala, India, experienced multiple landslides in the early hours of July 30 due to continuous heavy rainfall. By local time on August 1, a total of 295 people had died, more than 200 had been injured and another 240 were missing. In addition, because of continuous rainfall in the affected area, some roads were washed away, so rescue work faced great difficulties.

At present, the local government has launched rescue operations and has dispatched helicopters to take part in the rescue, but because the location is in a mountainous area and the roads are blocked, the difficulty of rescue has increased. In addition, according to forecasts by the local meteorological department, there will still be widespread heavy rainfall in the future, with "heavy to extremely heavy rainstorms", which will bring great difficulties to the rescue work.

It is understood that June to September is the monsoon season in India every year, with frequent thunderstorms, and disasters such as floods, mudslides and landslides often occur. In early July, the Indian state of Bihar experienced heavy rain and thunderstorms, with a total of 19 people killed by lightning strikes and 7 injured, and local heavy rain and thunderstorm alerts had been issued.

According to local experts, the severe landslide accident in the area is closely related to the intensification of global climate change in recent years. Because it is frequently hit by heavy rainfall, combined with intensified land development, the natural environment of the mountainous area has been greatly damaged, leading to frequent natural disasters such as mudslides and landslides.

Moreover, this accident occurred in the Wayanad region of Kerala, located in southwestern India. It is one of India's main coffee-producing regions and one of the regions with higher coffee output. Apart from Arabica grown at higher altitudes, mainly Robusta is cultivated there. In addition, Robusta accounts for more than 70% of India's coffee production, and the harvest period for the new crop of Robusta runs from December to February of the following year. Therefore, the current weather conditions are crucial for determining the new crop's Robusta output, and the current heavy rainfall and landslides will cause a severe reduction in coffee production.

According to an earlier coffee report on India, India's coffee production for the 2024/25 marketing year is expected to be about 6 million bags of 60 kg coffee beans, of which Arabica is estimated at 1.4 million bags of 69 kg coffee, while Robusta is estimated at 4.6 million bags of 60 kg coffee.

In June, India released its coffee export report: in the first half of 2024, India's coffee export volume increased by 13% year on year to 244,000 tonnes, and export revenue rose by 43% to 926 million US dollars. Robusta coffee exports in particular increased markedly, since Robusta-producing countries in Asia such as Vietnam and Indonesia all reported lower output, while Brazil is in its harvest season, so coffee buyers turned to buying Indian Robusta.

In addition, at the end of this year the EUDR (EU Deforestation Regulation) will officially come into effect, and European traders and roasters are stockpiling coffee beans on a large scale. At present, major coffee countries such as Brazil, Vietnam and Indonesia have all reported lower coffee production, and coffee industry insiders believe that international coffee prices will remain high until the end of this year.