Ankola (Uttara Kannada dist): Rescue personnel recovered two more bodies of people killed in the landslide at Shirur village in Ankola taluk on Thursday.
With this, the rescuers have recovered the bodies of six persons, including four of a family.
On Thursday, the members of NDRF recovered the body of a six-year-old girl, Avanthika, near Gokarna, some eight km from the tragedy site.
The officials had sighted her body on Tuesday too but couldn't recover due to the overflowing Gangavali river and heavy rain. On Tuesday, the rescuers had recovered the bodies of her father, mother and brother.
The emergency service personnel also recovered the body of the driver of the gas tanker that was washed away in the river after the landslide. The body was recovered from one of the several islands created by the tonnes of mud that washed away into the river. The identity of the driver is yet to be ascertained.
Locals claim that at least three more persons are missing from the village and could be buried under the debris.
Published 18 July 2024, 05:35 IST