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The death toll from heavy rains and catastrophic landslide in Kerala rose to seven on Sunday with hard-hit areas of Kottayam and Idukki districts reeling from the devastation. The Army, NDRF, police and the Fire Force along with the locals began rescue operations on Sunday morning at Koottickal and Kokkayar panchayats where over a dozen people are listed to be missing due to
Personnel save people trapped under landslide debris in Kottayam
The toll in Kerala floods mounted to 26 on Sunday as the state witnessed incessant rainfall from Friday onwards. The NDRF and defence forces were pressed into rescue and relief operations. Meanwhile, PM Modi spoke to Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan about the situation in the state.
12 bodies were recovered from Kottayam and three from Idukki, the State's Information and Public Relations Department said
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has deployed 11 teams for search, rescue and relief operations in the state where the death toll from heavy rains and landslides rose to 19 on Sunday.