Six of a family feared killed in landslip in Kottayam
The Hindu
Three bodies found; 15 missing in other landslips in the district; Koottickal panchayat the worst affected
Six members of a family are feared killed and 15 others are missing in landslips in the eastern high ranges of Kottayam on Saturday.
Koottickal grama panchayat suffered the worst damage, where at least three houses and a tea shop were washed away in two landslips at Plappally and Kavali. Three of family were killed and three others went missing in Kavali. The deceased were identified as Claramma Joseph, 65, Simi, 35, and her 10-year-old daughter Sona.
Eight persons were missing in Plappally. According to sources, the body of one person who had gone missing from Plappally was recovered from Peruvanthanam panchayat downstream.
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