More than 100 houses were washed away in the Wayanad landslide. The bodies of 86 people have been recovered, but at least 300 people are said to have been injured. In landslide disaster, 80% of dead bodies are likely to go underground. When 80 people were swept away, there were many concerns about the missing.
Now Maya and Murphy, expertly trained dogs to find human bodies from underground, have arrived in Wayanad. A police team reached Mundakai with dogs. The death toll in Mundakai is likely to rise further. It is reported that the dead bodies floated through Chaliyar and reached Nilambur. It is reported that two landslides have occurred here. The second landslide occurred around 3:00 am.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiran Rijiju told the Kerala MPs that now is not the time to play politics. He also suggested Union Minister of State George Kurien to go to Kerala. Bengal Governor Dr CV Ananda Bose will arrive in Wayanad.
Various agencies including NDRF participated in the rescue operation in the hilly areas near Mepadi. A massive landslide occurred in the hilly areas of Wayanad district on Tuesday morning due to heavy rain. The landslides occurred in Mundakai, Churalmala, Attamala and Nulpuzha villages.
A discussion is going on between the group of ministers and the rescue team at Churalmala. Ministers K. Rajan, OR Kelu, PA Muhammad Riaz, MLAs IC Balakrishnan and T. Siddique are participating in the discussion. The discussion will decide how to proceed with the rescue operation.wayana
