Five members of a family were killed after a major landslide struck the Maliyekkal Colony at Kudayathoor near Thodupuzha, Idukki district, in the wee hours of Monday.
The deceased were identified as Chittadichaalil Soman, his wife Shiji and their 25-year-old daughter Shima. The other two were identified as 74-year-old Thankamma, Soman’s mother, and four-year-old Devanand, Shima’s son. The dead bodies were found trapped under the debris.
The bodies that were recovered from the site have been shifted to the Thodupuzha taluk hospital for autopsy while the fire and rescue personnel continue with the search operations at the site. The continuing showers and the piling up of debris on the road, however, has affected the pace of the mission.
