Six more bodies recovered in Idukki
The Hindu
All victims of landslip; toll in district touches nine
Rescue workers on Sunday recovered the bodies of six persons who were missing following a major landslip at Kokkayar, on the border of Idukki and Kottayam districts, on Saturday evening.
Seven persons were missing from the landslip-hit area at Poovanchi, near Kokkayar.
The bodies of Shaji Chirayil, 55; Cheripurathu Fousia, 28; her son Ameen Siyad, 7, and daughter Amna Siyad; Kallupurackal Afsan Faisal, 8; and Ahiyan Faisal, 4; were recovered.
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