Wayanad debris slip: Death toll rises to eight as lone project manager’s body recovered
Emergency workers have recovered the body of the final missing person following a debris slip at a tunnel construction site in Wayanad. The recovery brings the total death toll of the July 7 disaster to eight.
Why it matters
It provides closure to a local disaster event and updates the public on the final outcome of search and rescue operations.
Emergency workers on Sunday (July 12, 2026 ) recovered the body of the lone missing person following a devastating debris slip at a tunnel construction site at Kalladi in Wayanad’s Meppadi, taking the death toll in the disaster to eight.
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