Wayanad debris slip: One more body recovered as death toll rises to 7
Search and rescue operations in Wayanad have recovered another body following a debris slip, bringing the death toll to seven. Authorities are currently searching for the final missing person at the construction site.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the ongoing risks associated with large-scale infrastructure projects in ecologically sensitive regions.
One more body was recovered from the Kalladi debris slip site in Wayanad on Friday (July 10, 2026), taking the death toll in the disaster to seven so far.
The deceased has been identified as Ragesh Kunchayath, a surveyor from East Midnapore in West Bengal.
Agriculture Minister T. Siddique said that his family had identified the body and it was shifted to the Vythiri Taluk Hospital for a post-mortem examination. After the post-mortem examination, the body will be shifted to the Kozhikode Government Medical College for embalming and repatriation to his native place.
Mr. Siddique said the body was recovered from downstream of the Meenakshi river.
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