Massive Search Continues Amidst Wayanad Landslides

Approximately 300 people remain missing following devastating landslides in Wayanad, Kerala. The death toll has reached 190 and is expected to rise. Search and rescue operations, involving cadaver dogs and river combing, are ongoing. Authorities are still collating details to provide a final figure.

Search and rescue operations continue in Wayanad's Mundakkai, despite persistent rains, following devastating landslides that have left around 300 people missing. Kerala ADGP M R Ajith Kumar, overseeing the efforts, reported this on Friday.

The death toll, which reached 190 following the heavy rains-triggered landslides on Tuesday, is expected to grow. In an update, Kumar stated that the exact number of the missing would be clearer after the Revenue Department's assessment.

ADGP Kumar, responsible for Law and Order in the state, shared that the affected area is divided into six zones, with separate search teams, including cadaver dogs, deployed. River combing operations are ongoing along the Chaliyar river to Kozhikode city, following discoveries of bodies in Pothukal and Malappuram.

(With inputs from agencies.)