iPhone | iPad
Android
Huawei
Devices modified by Israel at production, Lebanon security sources say
KT APPDOWNLOAD
Wayanad landslides: Mass burial of unidentified victims held; 180 people still missing
In the burial ceremony, the body parts of unidentified victims killed in the disaster were buried in the Puthumala region of Kerala's Wayanad
Volunteers carry a body of a landslide victim to a crematorium in Meppadi, after landslides hit several villages in Wayanad district, in the southern state of Kerala, India, August 2, 2024. Photo: Reuters
A week after the massive landslides, Wayanad district administration on Monday organised a mass burial ceremony in which the body parts of unidentified victims killed in the disaster were buried in the Puthumala region of the district.
A prayer of all religions was also conducted before the burial ceremony.
Speaking with ANI, on missing bodies and body parts of the landslide victims, Kerala Minister K N Balagopal said, "We cannot give an exact number of missing body parts... There is a mass burial going on for unidentified bodies."
Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels.
Puthumala is a village close to Chooralmala. In 2019, Puthumala also witnessed a landslide.
Meanwhile, the rescue and relief operations in landslide-hit areas of Kerala's Wayanad entered the seventh consecutive day on Monday.
Accoridng to the State Health Ministry, the death toll stands at 308 as of August 2.
A total of 220 bodies have been recovered and 180 people are still missing as of Sunday.
A total of 53 camps have been set up in Wayanad as part of the relief operations. As per the latest update, 6759 people were shifted to these camps across the district including 1983 families, 2501 males, 2677 females, 1581 children, and 20 pregnant women.
The government has set up 16 camps in Meppadi and other gram panchayats, this includes 9 shelters and 7 rescue camps. A total of 2514 people have been shifted to these shelters as per the latest data. This included 723 families, 943 males, 972 females, 599 children, and six pregnant women.
Additionally, there are rescue camps at SDMLP school, D-Paul public school at Kalpetta, RCLP school at Chundel, GHS school near Rippon, WMO college at Muttil, Rippon new building, and Arappatta.
The massive landslides hit Chooralmala and Mundakkai of Wayanad on July 30 wreaking mass devastation and loss of lives and property.
Late on Sunday night, the district administration carried out the mass burial of the mortal remains of the unidentified people killed in the landslides. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had earlier directed the district administration to carry out the formalities with interfaith prayers.
ALSO READ:
More news from World
Top US diplomat is visiting Egypt hoping to advance efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza and strengthen ties with Cairo
A UNRWA official said the Israeli government is also 'increasingly phasing out representation from those engaged in reporting on the atrocities'
Of the 2.8 million private cars registered in the Scandinavian country, 754,303 are all-electric, compared to 753,905 that run on petrol
Months of behind-the-scenes negotiations mediated by Qatar, Egypt and the United States have failed to halt the fighting between Hamas and Israel, apart from a one-week truce beginning in late November
Modi's government has frequently deployed bulldozers and earthmovers to flatten property owned by those facing trial, saying it targets illegal construction and is a firm response to criminal activity
If approved, Oxford Street would join other major shopping hubs such as Times Square in New York and La Rambla in Barcelona that have gone fully traffic-free
