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Kerala landslide toll hits 221, rescue efforts continue
Updated On: 05 August, 2024 07:25 AM IST | Wayanad | Agencies
On Sunday, more personnel and equipment were deployed in areas where the likelihood of finding bodies is high
Rescue operation underway after a landslide in Wayanad. Pic/PTI
As rescue operations in landslide-hit areas of Wayanad district continued for the sixth day, authorities intensified efforts to recover bodies and also prepared a mass grave for unidentified remains, amid discussions in the state on donations to the CM’s Distress Relief Fund and whether to classify the natural calamity as a ‘national disaster’. As per State Revenue Minister K Rajan, till date 221 bodies and 166 body parts have been recovered. On Sunday, more personnel and equipment were deployed in areas where the likelihood of finding bodies is high.
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