Four days into the search and rescue operations at landslide-hit Chooralmala in Wayanad, four people of a family were rescued from the disaster-hit Padavettikunnu.
The rescuers on Friday found that the family, comprising two males and two females, was isolated after the landslide cut off their house from the rest of the region.
A Defence PRO told news agency PTI that Vellarimala residents, John KJ, Jomol John, Christene John and Abraham John were rescued and "evacuated through a safe route to a nearby relief camp."
Earlier, there were plans to airlift the family but later a safe route was identified, sources said.
The family was stuck in the house since Tuesday when the massive landslides hit the area. Though shocked by the incident, they are safe and healthy. The rescuers reached the area after the relatives informed them about the stranded family.
"From what we know, the family stayed put in the house. There was power from a generator in the house. All the other residents in the area are currently in the camp," said Noorudeen CK, ward member, Chooralmala.
