Other districts, including Idukki and Ernakulam, have also suspended classes in schools serving as relief camps, according to district authorities.

At least 277 individuals lost their lives, and over 200 sustained injuries in the recent devastating landslides in Wayanad, according to multiple reports. It is anticipated that these numbers will rise as rescue efforts continue to uncover more casualties.

A resident of Choudwar in Cuttack, he along with his wife and two other doctors went had reached Wayanad on Monday.

At least 148 individuals have lost their lives, and more than 200 have been injured in the extensive landslides that struck the northern Kerala district of Wayanad a day ago.

The ideal conditions for the destructive landslides in Kerala's Wayanad district, which resulted in 123 fatalities, were created by climate change, delicate terrain, and deforestation, as per various studies conducted over time.

A special team at the District Emergency Operation Centre is compiling data on the number of people residing in the area, those found after the landslide, and the number of persons missing on early Wednesday.

The formation of deep cloud systems caused by the warming of the Arabian Sea is resulting in extremely heavy rainfall in Kerala over shorter periods, increasing the risk of landslides, according to a senior climate scientist.

Some people broke down at the shock of seeing the cold and injured bodies of their loved ones, while others heaved a sigh of relief that their kin were not among the deceased at a local community centre.

The calamity struck when most victims were asleep, and now rescue personnel are working against the clock to save as many survivors as possible.

The Kerala government asked for help from the Indian Army to rescue people affected by the devastating landslides in the Wayanad district.

Authorities said that eight people, including three children, were confirmed to have died in the landslides that struck the hilly Wayanad district on Tuesday.