- By Abhishek Sheoran
- Mon, 05 Aug 2024 07:53 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
The district administration in Kerala’s Wayanad, which was hit by tragic landslides, conducted a mass burial of the unidentified bodies after no claimants turned up. Multiple ambulances arrived at the scene to transport the bodies. A large crowd was seen at the mass burial site.
The rescue process is still underway in the area with 1,382 members from various forces and about 1,800 volunteers participating in the fervid operation.
Over 180 persons are still missing while 308 have been reported dead in the tragic incident that occurred on July 30 in Chooralmala and Mundakkai of Wayanad. As many as 220 bodies have been recovered and the identified ones have been handed over to their relatives, ANI reported citing Kerala Minister K Rajan.
#WATCH | Wayanad, Kerala: Mass burial process of the mortal remains of the unidentified people who lost their lives in the Wayanad landslide underway by the District Administration pic.twitter.com/b2mv7prEbf
— ANI (@ANI) August 4, 2024
"Today one body recovered from Malappuram and one body part from Soojippara. This is the sixth day of the rescue operation. 1,382 members from various forces and about 1,800 volunteers were part of the rescue operation," the Kerala Minister said during a press conference on Sunday.
"All forces are doing their work and also we have a meeting with the heads of the different forces to analyze the situation. Thereafter tomorrow, the Chief Minister is having a meeting and the chief secretary is having an official level meeting every day at 10 am," he added.
On Sunday, Union Minister George Kurien met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and apprised him about the rescue operation underway in calamity-hit Wayanad. Earlier, Kurien had also visited relief camps to meet the victims of the incident.
Notably, PM Modi had announced Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia for the next of kin of those killed in the landslides.