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Apart from them, there is an equal number of locals and other rescue workers who are familiar with the locality helping the operations. A total of over 3,000 people are working tirelessly to find the missing persons,
We are standing on the terrace of a building and a stench is emanating from underneath, indicating the presence of bodies. The building is fully covered with mud and uprooted trees,
Initially, we used the voter list to identify the missing persons. But since it does not contain the details of the children, we are now relying on ration cards and other details. We are trying to identify the missing people by checking the ration card details and with the help of Asha workers and the anganwadi workers,
The bodies were recovered from the Chaliyar river at Pothukal (in Malappuram district). That shows the huge impact of this incident,
Until 7 am today, we have completed 256 autopsies, which include body parts as well. So, it is not 256 full bodies, but also includes body parts. We have handed over 154 bodies to the district administration,
State Health Minister Veena George said I am a mother of two small children. I know how it must be for children without their mothers. That is what prompted me to take this decision."
Speaking to the media, she said We are not sure whether they had shifted to some safer place or they were hit by the landslide,
Heavy machinery is required to remove the huge trees and carry out search operations in the collapsed buildings. Only then can we make progress in the search operations,
There are still 216 missing persons. The search operation is on to look for them,
We have been able to find 200 people. Many others are missing,
said Yunus, who also uses one name Everything was swept away by the rains,
When the first landslide hit around 1 a.m., we were all awake,
It was truly a night of horrors,
said K. H. Abbas, 46, a labourer who fled his house after the first landslide with seven family members including a four-month-old baby We don't know what is left of our houses once we go back,
she told Reuters from the camp We do not know where to go or what to do, nor do we understand the local language,
I don’t feel confident enough to go back, it would be a nightmare to stay there again,
We have handed over 154 bodies to the district administration. We are taking genetic samples of the recovered body parts...Our CM asked for the support of the Army and Airforce and we were provided with that support. CM will come to Wayanad today and will convene an official meeting."
Kerala Health Minister Veena George said The IMD had predicted rains to the tune of 115 mm to 204 mm rains at the affected areas, but actually in the first 24 hours, there was 200 mm and in the next 24 hours, 372 mm rains came down making it a staggering 572 mm in 48 hours, much more than predicted. So with these being the facts, I wish to state, that this is not the time for wrangling,
Then there was an alert from the Central Water Commission and it said that from July 23 to 29, not for one single day ... of the two rivers which got swollen, there was no mention at all. What was said in the Parliament is not true,
These areas have been completely destroyed,