Last Updated on 03/08/2024 by wccexam Desk
The death toll in the landslide in Wayanad, Kerala rose to 358 on Saturday. Rescue teams are using deep search radars to search for people trapped under debris and in collapsed houses. The Kerala government had requested the Center to send deep search radars to assist in rescue operations. One Xaver Radar from the Northern Command and four Reeco Radar from the Tiranga Mountain Rescue Organization of Delhi were taken to Wayanad by Air Force aircraft on Saturday.
More than 200 people are still missing. Private companies specializing in search and rescue and volunteers are also involved in the rescue operation. The rescue team is led by units of the Indian Army, Kerala Police and Emergency Services. More than 1,300 rescue workers are conducting search operations under destroyed buildings and debris with heavy machinery and state-of-the-art equipment to look for survivors.
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Mohanlal visited the disaster affected areas
Malayalam film industry superstar Mohanlal also reached Wayanad today and took stock of the rescue operations. Let us tell you that Mohanlal is an honorary lieutenant colonel in the Territorial Army. He reached the army camp and interacted with the officers leading the relief and rescue operations. He said that the magnitude of the disaster can be understood only by seeing it directly. The Army, Navy, Air Force, NDRF, Fire and Police Department and other organizations, local people who are part of the rescue operation have done a wonderful job.
Instructions for DNA sampling of all dead bodies and remains
The Kerala government has issued guidelines, stating that bodies are to be cremated only after taking DNA and dental samples. As per the guidelines, each body or remains is to be assigned an identification number. The police have to make every effort to identify the bodies or body parts and if identification is not possible, they have to hand over the body to the district administration for further action after 72 hours of interrogation. Meanwhile, three unidentified bodies were cremated at the Kalpatta Public Crematorium. The cremations were carried out as per the state government guidelines on cremating or burying bodies in the wake of the Wayanad landslide.
Six children were rescued from a remote tribal hamlet after an eight-hour operation by Kerala forest department officials in Wayanad. Separately, a family of four was rescued from their home in Mundakkai, one of the worst-hit areas due to the disaster. Meanwhile, the Centre has issued a fresh draft notification to declare 56,800 sq km of Western Ghats in six states, including 13 villages in Wayanad, as eco-sensitive zones, inviting suggestions and objections within 60 days.
Rain forecast in Wayanad till August 6
This draft resolution proposes to declare 3.7 sq km area in Kerala, including 13 villages in two taluks of landslide-affected Wayanad, as ecologically sensitive. The IMD has issued a yellow alert for heavy rains in Wayanad for Saturday and Sunday. Rain is expected in the district till August 6. In such a situation, rescue operations may be affected. The deployment of deep search radar is expected to increase the effectiveness of rescue operations and help locate any remaining persons trapped under the debris.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)