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Official says a small contingent will remain in the area to maintain Bailey bridge and to assist with the search operations

He said that there is a need for a comprehensive assistance plan from the Union to rebuild Wayanad.

A rescue team of over 1,000, including Defence forces, NDRF, SDRF, police, fire services, and volunteers, began searching early Wednesday morning in the four worst-affected areas: Churalmala, Velarimala, Mundakayil, and Punchirimadom. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has stated that the search operations will continue until the Defence forces decide to end them.

Special teams search in Chaliyar River from where several bodies and dismembered body parts were recovered

Chief Minister Pramod Sawant also said his government is ready to provide all the necessary help to Kerala

The over 1,500-strong rescue team recover significant number of dismembered body parts from the debris

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah takes to social media, assures his Kerala counterpart of all support

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

Over 300 people still missing; private companies and volunteers join operations led by army, police and emergency service units

Say landslide-affected areas has been divided into six zones and separate search teams with cadaver dogs have initiated search operations

The operations received an impetus due to completion of 190-foot-long Bailey bridge that will enable movement of heavy machinery

I know how it must be for children without their mothers, that is what prompted me to take this decision, says the woman

Rescue operators contending with adverse conditions, including muddy soil, as they search through destroyed homes and buildings

Kerala needs to show political will to strictly implement Coastal Regulation Zone laws

The worst affected areas are Churalpara, Velarimala, Mundakayil, and Pothukalu. Locals who escaped are deeply shattered by the devastation.

The worst affected areas include Churalpara, Velarimala, Mundakayil and Pothukalu and the locals from these areas who managed to escape are shattered as hundreds of homes have been totally destroyed.

Locals, who managed to escape, are deeply shattered by the intensity of the devastation

Amidst heavy rain, multiple NDRF teams, two helicopters and other rescue teams are on their way to Mundakkai, which has been totally cut off by devastating landslides

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha conveys his condolences to the families affected by the tragedy