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Kerala tragedy death toll rises to 277

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Wayanad: The death toll in landslides in Kerala’s Wayanad district mounted to 277 including 23 children with 240 people still missing and 213 undergoing treatment at various hospitals, officials said on Thursday.

Search operations led by Army, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Navy, Indian Coast Guard are underway at Mundakkai, Attamala and Chooralmala to extract survivors from debris, they said.

As many as 8,304 people, including 19 pregnant women, have been shifted to 82 relief camps set up in Meppadi and nearby areas in Wayanad district, officials said.

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