India, Nov. 5 -- In a major breakthrough on the sixth day of the rescue operation at Gidipabali in Odisha's Ganjam, rescue teams on Thursday recovered the bodies of five members of a family who had remained trapped beneath massive boulders at the landslide site.

With the recovery of the five bodies, the death toll in the incident has risen to seven. Two bodies had been recovered earlier. Of the 13 people reported missing or trapped in the incident, six are still unaccounted for, according to information provided by the administration.

The deceased have been identified as Bhumika Pradhan (around 27), Bijay Pradhan (around 25), Bagri Pradhan (around one year), Aruna Pradhan (around seven) and Bijaylaxmi Pradhan (around six). All the five...