Nine day after a deadly landslide swept away a tea estate workers’ settlement here on August 7, three more bodies have been found, taking the death toll to 58.
Interestingly, it was two dogs – Rose and Tiger – belonging to Forest Watcher Murugan who helped find these bodies. They have been aiding the rescue efforts here since the day of the incident.
Ground Penetrating Radar will be used to locate bodies buried in the landslide at Pettimudi in Idukki district, where the death toll has risen to 58 with the recovery of three more bodies, a senior official said here on Sunday.
Cold weather and intermittent rain were impeding the rescue operation in the hills. The desolate location of Pettimudi and the washing away of an arterial bridge delayed the rescue operations after landslide hit the region on August 7.
The GPR would assist the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), police, fire force personnel and locals, who have been engaged in search and rescue operations for the last nine days, District Collector H Dineshan said.
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