In the Wayanad landslides the death toll has risen to 361 and hundreds people are still missing. It has been six days since landslides struck the Wayanad district of Kerala and the landslides that struck the districts of Kerala have claimed a total of 361 lives till now and the rescue operations are still underway.
Over hundreds are missing and the death toll is expected to rise in the coming days. Rescue operations will continue in the landslides hit areas in this north Kerala district on the sixth day with more force being deployed in spots where chances of recovering bodies were high, according to the media reports.
The search operations will continue in the 40-kilometre stretch of the Chaliyar river, which flows through Wayanad, Malappuram and Kozhikode districts, as many bodies and remains were recovered from it near Nilambur in Malappuram. In Mundakkai and Chooralmala areas, devastated by the landslides, that were segregated into six search zones, the operations will continue in the same way as in the last few days with more force and equipment being allocated to spots where chances of finding remains under the debris were high.
State Tourism Minister P A Mohamed Riyas said, ‘Priority will be given to the views of those in the camps and hospitals’. He added, ‘But the discussion will not be held now, it will take place once the survivors are in a state of mind to talk about it’
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