The 1,500-strong rescue team, including Defence forces, NDRF, SDRF, police, fire service, and volunteers, began searches early Saturday morning in the hardest-hit areas of Churalmala, Velarimala, Mundakayil, and Punchirimadom.
Kerala requests deployment of advanced equipment, including one Xaver radar and four Reeco radars, which will be airlifted from Delhi in an IAF aircraft