Kozhikode: Many residents are feared to be trapped at Vilangad in Vanimal Gram panchayat following a landslide here on Tuesday. A newly inaugurated bridge at Urutti was partially washed following the incident limiting access to landslide-hit areas, Sarada, a member of nearest ward Karukulam said at Vilangad.
”Around 75-100 persons are trapped at a place called Manjacheli. Besides some families of Vayadum colony also have to be evacuated. One person Mathew Kulathinkal is reported missing,” Selma Raju vice president of Vanimal panchayat and ward member of Vilangad said.
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has arrived in the landslide-affected Vilangad and is currently leading the rescue operations.
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