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With this, the number of people dead in the accident rose to 56.
Two Ground Penetrating Radars from Chennai along with a four-member team joined the search operations by Tuesday afternoon.
The desolate location of Pettimudi and the washing away of an arterial bridge delayed the rescue operations after landslide hit the region on August 7.
In 2011, the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel had designated Rajamalai as a region of highest ecological sensitivity
The power and telephone lines had gotten cut many days before the landslip in strong rain and winds. The Periyavare bridge too had collapsed and this made rescue efforts even more difficult.
Ministers M M Mani and E Chandrasekaran are camping in the area to oversee the search operations. Kannan Devan Hill Plantations Company has announced financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh each to the families of the deceased.
A red alert has been sounded for Alappuzha, Idukki, Wayanad, Kozhikode, Kannur, Kasaragod and Malappuram districts on Sunday. The Met department has predicted extremely heavy rainfall in these regions.
A pet dog, that probably lost its home when the massive landslide struck the area, has become a haunting presence at the tragic scene.
The state government had announced a solatium of Rs five lakh to the families of those killed in the landslide and Rs ten lakh to the families of those who lost their lives in the plane crash.
A massive search operation, using man and machine, is underway on Saturday to find missing people as soon as possible.