Kerala Health Minister Veena George revealed on Friday that the death toll from the Wayanad landslides on July 30 had increased to 308. The worst-hit areas, Chooralmala and Mundakkai in the Meppadi region, are currently undergoing rescue and relief activities. Minister George revealed that 195 bodies and 113 body parts had been retrieved thus far, stated an ANI report. 

According to the report, earlier on Friday morning, the Indian Army handed over the 190-foot Bailey Bridge to the civil authorities. This bridge, erected over the Iruvanjippuzha River, joins Chooralmala and Mundakkai, which were separated by landslides. According to a Defence statement, heavy earth-moving equipment has been relocated to the opposite side, and vehicle traffic is now supervised by the civil administration.