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Wayanad landslide: Three dead, search on for 5 missing as probe begins into tunnel site tragedy

Wayanad landslide: Three dead, search on for 5 missing as probe begins into tunnel site tragedy

1 6 A bus stuck in debris after a landslide at Kalladi, near Meppadi tunnel project in Wayanad, Kerala, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. Speaking to reporters after visiting the landslide site, North Zone DIG K Karthick said the bodies of three persons had been recovered till evening, while nine others had been injured in the incident.

(All images by PTI)

 2 6 Rescue personnel near an excavator deployed at the site of a massive landslide that struck the under-construction twin tunnel project at Kalladi near Meppadi, in Wayanad district, Tuesday, July 7, 2026.

 3 6 Rescue personnel and earthmoving equipment at the site of a massive landslide that struck the under-construction twin tunnel project at Kalladi near Meppadi, in Wayanad district, Tuesday, July 7, 2026.

 4 6 Rescue personnel, police and officials at the site after a massive landslide struck the under-construction twin tunnel project at Kalladi near Meppadi, in Wayanad district, Wednesday, July 8, 2026.

 5 6 Rescue operation underway after a landslide at Kalladi, near Meppadi tunnel project in Wayanad, Kerala, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. Speaking to reporters after visiting the landslide site, North Zone DIG K Karthick said the bodies of three persons had been recovered till evening, while nine others had been injured in the incident.

 6 6 A bus stuck in debris after a landslide at Kalladi, near Meppadi tunnel project in Wayanad, Kerala, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. Speaking to reporters after visiting the landslide site, North Zone DIG K Karthick said the bodies of three persons had been recovered till evening, while nine others had been injured in the incident.

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