Bhubaneswar, Nov. 5 -- Seven days after three consecutive landslides buried seven homes in a remote Odisha village under a deluge of mud and boulders, local authorities on Wednesday temporarily suspended search operations for 10 missing residents, citing treacherous weather and the risk of further earthfalls.

Kandhamal district collector Vedbhushan, who is leading the rescue operation, said the decision to halt operations in Gidipabali village along the Kandhamal-Ganjam boundary followed consultations with technical experts. He underlined that the operation has not been called off permanently and would resume once weather conditions improve.

"Blasting operations have yielded little result so far. It took three days to retrieve the two b...