Wayanad debris slip: One more body recovered from site; death toll rises to 4
One more body has been recovered from the Wayanad debris slip site, bringing the total number of persons killed in the disaster to four, Kerala
One more body has been recovered from the Wayanad debris slip site, bringing the total number of persons killed in the disaster to four, Kerala Minister A P Anilkumar has said. The Minister told reporters that the body was recovered from zone 1 of the search area on Thursday (July 9, 2026) morning.
“Searches will be carried out in zone 1 and 2 of the area. Will be focussing search operations near the river also,” he said. A debris slip had occurred on July 7 at the site of the Anakkompoyil-Meppadi tunnel project for connecting Wayanad and Kozhikode districts.
Four persons remain missing. Chief Minister V D Satheesan on Wednesday had said that search operations will be given priority. He had also said that of the
10 persons injured in the incident, three were discharged, four were still hospitalised but stable and three others were in the ICU of whom two were critical.
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