Kozhikode, July 31 (UITV) – The death toll in the massive landslide in Wayanad, Kerala has risen to 153. 98 people are still missing. Rescue teams are reaching the damaged houses and searching for those who are missing. Choorlamalla, Vellarimala, Mundkayil and Pothukalu areas have been the worst affected by the landslide. People living in these areas who somehow managed to save their lives are badly devastated by the horror of this devastation.
Till Tuesday night, rescue teams of NDRF, Army, Air Force, Navy, Police, Fire Force and local people were engaged in rescue operations and again started relief and rescue work on Wednesday morning. Rescue teams are searching for those who have survived this terrible tragedy.
In front of some destroyed houses in Mundakayil area, worried relatives are waiting for rescue teams to find some of them alive trapped under the debris. Rain is still continuing in the affected areas, which is creating obstacles in the rescue operation. Mud and big and small boulders have filled the entire area.
Meanwhile, the police have banned people from travelling to Wayanad without giving any reason. Most of the roads leading to the affected areas are crowded with people, which is causing hindrance in the movement of rescue vehicles.
To speed up the rescue work, the rescue team is being strengthened by including trained people. By late Tuesday night, the NDRF and Defence Rescue Teams managed to rescue more than 500 people trapped in the affected areas.
