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Wayanad landslide: Body of engineer hailing from Himachal recovered

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Wayanad landslide: Body of engineer hailing from Himachal recovered

**EDS: SCREENGRAB VIA PTI VIDEOS** Wayanad: Rescue personnel carry out search and recovery operations at the site of the landslide that struck the under-construction Anakkampoyil-Kalladi-Meppadi twin tunnel project, in Wayanad district, Thursday, July 9, 2026. Rescue operations entered the third day after the incident. (PTI Photo)(PTI07_09_2026_000039B)

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Shimla, Jul 9 (PTI) The body of a civil engineer from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district, who had gone missing after a massive landslide in Kerala's Wayanad district, was recovered from debris on Thursday. The landslide occurred on July 7 at the site of the Anakkompoyil-Meppadi tunnel project, which connects Wayanad and Kozhikode districts. The rescue teams recovered the body of Rahul Sharma, a resident of Rewalsar in the Mandi district, who was working at the project site in Wayanad. The family members of Sharma, who got married in March this year, had been camping at the site since the incident. His maternal uncle Ramveer confirmed the recovery of the body. PTI BPL SMV SMV MNK MNK

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