Kerala landslides: Rescue continues on 5th day, over 1,300 rescuers at work

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However, huge boulders and logs brought by landslides and deposited in the residential areas of Mundakkai and Chooralmala are posing a significant challenge to rescue efforts to locate people believed to be trapped beneath the rubble.

Search operations started early Saturday with more than 1,300 rescuers, heavy machinery and sophisticated equipment being deployed to look for survivors from the ravages of the landslides that have killed more than 200 people.

Private companies specialising in the field of search and rescue, and volunteers have also joined the operations led by the army, police and emergency service units.