NEW DELHI, Aug 1 (NNN-PTI) – The death toll from Tuesday’s multiple landslides in India’s southern state of Kerala, further mounted to 166 yesterday, and 107 others were still missing, confirmed a local administration official, over the phone.
Nearly 50 bodies were recovered from under the rubble, after the landslides yesterday, added the official.
According to him, among the missing persons were 49 men and 58 women. A total of 165 injured persons were admitted to hospitals.
“A total of 95 dead bodies have been identified so far, and efforts were ongoing, to identify the rest. And the rescue work still continues,” said the official, while giving details.
As many as three massive landslides hit India’s Kerala state, occurring in the Meppadi area of Wayanad district, early on Tuesday morning, while people were still asleep. Media reports suggested that, it was a massive natural tragedy, rendering huge losses, including the loss of human lives and property.
TV reports showed people rendered homeless by the landslides were living in relief camps, set up by the district administration, and anxiously waiting for information about their missing family members.
Kerala Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan, told media that, efforts were being made to relocate persons stuck in different areas, to the relief camps.
According to him, 82 relief camps in Wayanad district accommodated 2,017 persons, and in Meppadi area, as many as eight camps were housing 1,486 people from 421 families.– NNN-PTI
