Uttara Kannada (Karnataka): Another person has been reported to be missing in a landslide that occurred on the national highway near Shiruru in Ankola taluk. The woman has lodged a complaint with the police about her missing son. So far seven bodies have been recovered in the landslide. Now the number of missing people has been increased to four.
Lokesh, a youth from Gangekola near Gokarna in Uttara Kannada district, went missing. The youth's mother, Madevi, has lodged a complaint with the police stating that her son had not come home for the last five days, the police said. Lokesh, who was working as a boat repairer in Goa, had come home on leave as he was suffering from a fever. He had left for Sringeri on the day the hill collapsed. But, he had not come home for the last five days. In this context, the mother has complained to the police.
On July 16, due to heavy rains, landslides fell on the Shiruru National Highway and as a result, four people were found dead on the spot after getting stuck under the debris. During the clearing of debris and the search operation for the missing, the bodies of three more were found.
A total of seven bodies have been recovered so far after 10 people were reported to be missing. Now another missing person has been reported to be missing and the total number of missing persons has increased to four, including two tanker drivers from Tamil Nadu and one lorry driver from Kerala. The search for the missing persons continues. Information about how many people were there when the incident happened is being investigated.