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The search and rescue operations in Kerala’s Wayanad entered their sixth day on Sunday, with several persons still believed to be trapped in debris following a series of landslides in Chooralmala and Mundakkai.
Wayanad District Collector Meghashree informed ANI that the rescue operation is in full flow, with around 1300 troops deployed for today’s operation.
“Rescue operation is going on in full swing. Today, 1,300+ forces are deployed…volunteers are also there…yesterday volunteers who went for the rescue operation got stranded there, today we are taking precautions so that it doesn’t happen,” Wayanad District Collector told ANI.
Meanwhile, the Kerala Chief Minister’s Office has said that night patrols by police has been implemented in the Chooralmala and Mundakkai areas where landslides occurred.
According to a statement from the CM’s office, individuals who trespass in the victims’ homes or surroundings at night will face consequences. No one should access the houses or environs of these places at night without the police’s consent for rescue operations, it warned.
On Saturday, the Indian Air Force evacuated one ZAWER and four REECO radars from Siachen and Delhi to speed up search operations in Wayanad’s landslide-prone districts.
On the same day, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), Indian Army, and Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully rescued three personnel stuck in Soochipara Waterfalls, located in the landslide-hit Wayanad district of Kerala.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan thanked the Tamil Nadu government on Saturday for giving Rs 5 crore to relief efforts in Wayanad, which was struck by a landslide that killed more than 300 people.
The dead toll from the enormous landslides that happened on July 30 in Chooralmala and Mundakkai, Wayanad, stood at 308 as of Friday, according to Kerala Health Minister Veena George.
According to the most recent update, 215 bodies and 143 body parts were retrieved, including 98 males, 87 females, and 30 children.
Post-mortem procedures were conducted on 212 bodies and 140 body parts, with relatives identifying 148 of them thus far.
Source:dn
