Meanwhile, the desperate search for the missing persons continues even as the team involved in the mission has no clue regarding the number of persons disappeared as a huge part of the hill which came down with vengeance carrying heavy boulders and loads of mud wiped out everything that stood in its way.

There were around 500 houses and many settlements, with more than 1,000 people living there before the devastating landslide destroyed the area. According to the data available with Meppadi panchayat, Mundakkai region alone had 540 houses, of which only 25 have survived the disaster. Six settlements were wiped out, and another six were completely demolished. Many individuals, including local residents and guest workers, may have been trapped inside the debris of houses and settlements destroyed in the landslide. Though rescue activities have been ongoing vigorously without respite, the magnitude of the disaster makes it challenging for those involved in the rescue mission.