Rescue Team Saves Family in Isolated Wayanad Landslide

Three days after a catastrophic landslide hit Wayanad's Mundakkai region, rescue workers have found a family of four stranded near Padavetti Kunnu. The family, isolated after the landslide cut off their house, will be airlifted. Relatives had alerted rescuers about the family's situation.

Three days after the Mundakkai region in Wayanad district witnessed a devastating landslide, rescue workers on Friday found a family of four isolated in an area near Padavetti Kunnu, Defence sources said.

A massive search and rescue operation is ongoing in the Mundakkai region, which was hit by a massive landslide on Tuesday. The rescuers on Friday found that the family, comprising two males and two females, was isolated after the landslide cut off their house from the rest of the region.

A Defence PRO said the family will be airlifted. Sources said the rescuers reached the area after the relatives informed them about the stranded family. Apparently, their house was not affected by the landslide.