Idukki:The death toll in the landslide at Pettimudi near Munnar in the high-range Idukki district has gone up to 55 with three more bodies being recovered from the debris on Wednesday, officials said.
Operations led by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) are continuing in the area even on the sixth day today to trace 15 more missing people.
'Till now, we have recovered 55 bodies.Earlier we rescued 12 people. Now 15 people are missing.
The search is on even on the sixth day...weather is favourable today for the search operations,' Idukki Collector H Dineshan told Media.