In Photos: Kerala landslide death toll reaches 222

Updated On: 05 August, 2024 01:49 PM IST | ronak mastakar

The death toll in the series of deadly landslides that rocked the hamlets of Kerala`s Wayanad last week has touched 222, according to the state government on Monday. (Pics/PTI)

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The death toll in the series of deadly landslides that rocked the hamlets of Kerala`s Wayanad last week has touched 222, according to the state government on Monday. (Pics/PTI)

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Among the total dead, 97 were male, 88 were female, and 37 were children, as per the latest figures released by the Chief Minister`s Office (CMO)

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Among the 222 people dead, the bodies of 172 have been identified by their relatives, it said

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A total of 180 body parts have been recovered so far from various places, and the post-mortem of 161 of them has been completed

<p>Ninety-one people are under treatment in various hospitals in Wayanad, Kozhikode, and Malappuram districts, and 256 people have already been discharged, the CMO added in the statement</p>

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Ninety-one people are under treatment in various hospitals in Wayanad, Kozhikode, and Malappuram districts, and 256 people have already been discharged, the CMO added in the statement

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Meanwhile, officials said an 18-member team stranded near a waterfall in the forest in the district is safe

<p>One of the group members told a news channel over the phone that they had found the body of a man killed in the landslides, and it took them two and a half hours to recover him on Sunday evening, which left them stranded in the area. Official sources said the body was then airlifted by them</p>

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One of the group members told a news channel over the phone that they had found the body of a man killed in the landslides, and it took them two and a half hours to recover him on Sunday evening, which left them stranded in the area. Official sources said the body was then airlifted by them

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"We are very safe," the group member said, adding that the Thunderbolt team of the Kerala Police is expected to reach them soon

<p>Over 2,500 people, including 599 children and six pregnant women, whose lives have been shattered by deadly landslides, are staying in various relief camps in Kerala`s Wayanad, according to authorities on Monday</p>

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Over 2,500 people, including 599 children and six pregnant women, whose lives have been shattered by deadly landslides, are staying in various relief camps in Kerala`s Wayanad, according to authorities on Monday

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As many as 2,514 people belonging to 723 families are in the camps. Among them, 943 are male, 972 are female, and 599 are children, the CMO said

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