Wayanad landslide: Body of Himachal engineer recovered
Dharamshala, July 10 -- Rescue teams on Thursday recovered the body of a 26-year-old site engineer of the tunnel project in Kerala's Wayanad that was hit by a landslide on July 7, informed an official at the disaster control room, adding that the victim hailed from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district
The victim, Rahul Sharma, had gone missing after the landslide struck on July 7.
"On Thursday, rescue teams recovered three bodies, including Rahul's, on the third day of the search operation," the official said.
With the recovery of three more bodies on Thursday, the toll in the landslide rose to six.
According to Rahul's family, he and his wife Kalpana had moved to Wayanad after getting married in February. Since the accident, the victim's family members, including his father Roop Dev Sharma, had reached Wayanad on Wednesday with the hope of finding him alive.
Rahul's maternal uncle Ramveer Sharma, who was also in Wayanad, said, "We came here hoping that he would be rescued. On Thursday morning, I was able to locate his body near the accident site, following which we informed the rescue team. It is an extremely difficult time for all of us. Losing our son in such a tragic manner, just a few months after his marriage, is heartbreaking."
Meanwhile, Vikram Rana, 59, a resident of the Fatehpur area in Kangra district and a project manager at the tunnel construction site, remains missing, with his family clinging to the hope that he will be found alive. His family members, including his elder brother, have reached Wayanad and are anxiously waiting for news from the rescue teams.
"We have been in Wayanad since Wednesday, waiting for our brother. Our family is devastated, but we are still hopeful. We are a joint family, and we feel incomplete without him," said his elder brother, Kulwant Rana.
"Vikram's son is flying in from Paris, where he is pursuing his studies. His wife and daughter are in Fatehpur, anxiously awaiting updates on the search and rescue operation," he added.
According to family members, Vikram had been working in Wayanad since February. Before taking up the assignment there, he had worked in Kota for nearly a decade....
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