Wayanad landslide: DNA testing of 349 human body parts has been completed so far, DNA testing of 52 parts could not be done due to decomposition


Posted on 14th Aug 2024 10:43 am by rohit kumar

DNA testing of 401 body parts recovered from the landslide-hit areas in Wayanad on July 30 was completed on Tuesday. At the same time, 52 organs have not been tested so far due to excessive decomposition.

 

Army and Special Operations Group conducted the operation

 

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Several volunteers including the Army, Special Operations Group, fire brigade, and forest department helped in the search operation. In which 349 body parts of 248 people were recovered, including 121 men and 127 women.

 

Revenue Minister K Rajan said that 52 body parts are yet to be tested, they could not be tested yet due to decomposition. According to Rajan, blood samples of 115 people have been collected so far. He said that trade union and management representatives have been directed to inspect and provide a report.

 

A special campaign launched to provide documents to people again

 

Landslides in various hilly areas near Meppadi in Wayanad district of Kerala on July 30 caused massive destruction. More than 300 people have died due to this natural disaster, while hundreds are injured. Meanwhile, a special camp was started in the disaster-affected areas of Wayanad on Monday to provide official documents to the survivors who lost everything in the landslide. At the same time, the search for the missing people also continued.

 

Camps set up in schools

 

These camps are being organized in selected schools of Meppadi here under the certificate/document retrieval campaign being run jointly by the Local Self Government Department, District Administration, and State IT Mission. The District Magistrate said in a Facebook post on Monday that arrangements are being made in the camps for the people staying in the camps or other places so that they can come and get their lost documents or certificates.

 

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