India, Nov. 5 -- The bodies of five members of a family, including a couple and their three children, were recovered on Thursday from beneath the debris at landslide-hit Gidipabali village in Odisha's Ganjam district. The recovery brought a tragic end to a week-long search for the missing family members.

Three bodies were recovered during the morning hours today, while the remaining two were retrieved in the afternoon. The five victims were found buried under the debris following the devastating landslide. Their last rites were subsequently performed, plunging the village into mourning.

The recovery operation at Gidipabali, under Bhanjanagar, has been underway for nearly a week. Rescue teams had earlier recovered two bodies from the la...