Wayanad, July 11 -- Keralam Minister T Siddique said rescue teams will focus their search efforts on Zone 2 of the Wayanad landslide site on Saturday as authorities intensify operations to trace the lone missing person, Vikram Rana, expressing hope that a detailed excavation could lead to a breakthrough.

Speaking to reporters, Siddique said extensive inspections were carried out across all three search zones on Friday with the participation of multiple rescue agencies.

"Now we are concentrating all our inspections and focus on the search operations for Vikram Rana. Today we conducted a good inspection in Zones 1, 2 and 3. We also carried out maximum inspections in the Meenachipuzha River downstream. NDRF, the Fire Department and members...