Wayanad: The search and rescue operations in Kerala’s Wayanad have entered its sixth day on Sunday, as a number of individuals are nonetheless feared trapped within the particles after a collection of landslides that occurred in Chooralmala and Mundakkai of Wayanad.
Offering particulars concerning the rescue operation, Wayanad District Collector Meghashree advised ANI, that the rescue operation is in full swing, and over 1300 forces have been deployed for as we speak’s operation.
“Rescue operation is occurring in full swing. At present, 1,300+ forces are deployed…volunteers are additionally there…yesterday volunteers who went for the rescue operation acquired stranded there, as we speak we’re taking precautions in order that it would not occur,” Wayanad District Collector advised ANI.
In the meantime, Kerala Chief Minister’s Workplace has knowledgeable that evening patrolling of the police has been instituted in Chooralmala and Mundakkai areas the place landslides occurred.
Motion will probably be taken towards these trespassing within the homes or areas of the victims at evening, the assertion from CM’s workplace mentioned. Nobody ought to enter the homes or areas of those locations at evening with out the permission of the police for the aim of rescue operations, it added.
On Saturday, the Indian Air Pressure airlifted one ZAWER and 4 REECO radars from Siachen and Delhi to lock the search operations within the landslide-affected areas of Wayanad.
On the identical day, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), Indian Military, and Indian Air Pressure (IAF) efficiently rescued three personnel stranded at Soochipara Waterfalls, situated within the landslide-hit Wayanad district of Kerala.
On Saturday, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan expressed his gratitude to the Tamil Nadu authorities for contributing Rs 5 crore in direction of the aid efforts in landslide-hit Wayanad, which claimed greater than 300 lives within the state.
The demise toll within the huge landslides that occurred on July 30 in Chooralmala and Mundakkai of Wayanad stands at 308 as of Friday, Kerala Well being Minister Veena George mentioned.
As per the most recent replace, 215 our bodies and 143 physique components had been recovered, together with 98 males, 87 females, and 30 youngsters.
The autopsy procedures had been accomplished on 212 our bodies and 140 physique components, and 148 our bodies have been recognized by family members thus far.
