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Bodies of landslip victims in Kottayam district handed over to relatives

Minister for Water Resources and Housing Mons Joseph, Anto Antony MP, and MLAs Mani C. Kappan and N.J. Sebastian paid their last respects to the victims

Bodies of landslip victims in Kottayam district handed over to relatives

The bodies of two victims of landslides in Kottayam district were recently returned to their families. Post-mortems were carried out at Pala General Hospital on Monday. Joseph Chelakkattu, an 80-year-old from Poonjar Thekkekara, was laid to rest at Sacred Heart Church, Peringalam. Sangeetha Arul Lal, from Tamil Nadu, was returned to her husband and friends. Both fatalities occurred due to landslides triggered by heavy rainfall.

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