Toll in Kottayam rises to 13
The Hindu
Six of family dead at Kavali and four killed at Plappally in landslips
About 24 hours after a series of landslips hit the villages on the Kottayam-Idukki border on Saturday, the death toll in rain-related incidents in the district rose to 13 with rescue workers recovering more bodies from the mud, tree trunks and debris that covered the region.
As per official records, the landslip at Kavali claimed the lives of six members of a family while the disaster that struck Plappally claimed four lives. Three others from Valyentha, Ilamkadu and Kanjirappally lost their lives after being caught in heavy currents.
The bodies that were taken to the Government Medical College Hospital here and the Kanjirappally taluk hospital were handed over to relatives after post-mortem examination.
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