The body of a victim of the Wayanad landslide has been transported to Odisha.
Chinara's body was brought back to her home in the Housing Board Colony in Cuttack Choudwar, in a special ambulance.
Arpit Pattnaik
Volunteers transport the body of a landslide victim to a crematorium in Meppadi, after landslides struck several villages in Wayanad district, in the southern state of Kerala.The body of a doctor from Odisha, who died in the devastating landslides in Kerala's Wayanad district just two days after celebrating his birthday there, arrived home on Saturday evening.
Dr. Bishnu Prasad Chinara, his wife, and two others - Dr. Swadhi Panda and Sikruti Mohapatra - arrived in Wayanad on July 27, where they celebrated Chinara's birthday. While they were sleeping in the hotel, a devastating landslide swept them away at around 2 am on July 29, according to officials. Dr. Panda is missing, while Dr. Chinara's wife and Ms. Mohapatra are receiving treatment in a hospital in the southern state.
Chinara's body was brought back to his home in Housing Board Colony in Cuttack Choudwar in a special ambulance. His friends, relatives, and others paid their last respects. His body is likely to be taken to Puri for cremation. Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari had earlier said that the doctor's body was being brought by road as there was no direct flight from Kochi. "We are in touch with the Kerala government and an Odia SRC official there," Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said.
