IDUKKI: The long hours of rescue operation and hope went in vain as one of the couple trapped in the debris in the Adimali landslide succumbed to death. Biju of Koompanpara died in the incident. Sandhya, one of the couple trapped inside the house, was brought out after a six-hour rescue operation, but Biju could not be saved. Biju's daughter is a third-year B.Sc. Nursing student in Kottayam. The couple’s son died of cancer a year before, said locals.

As per the report, Biju is a carpenter. Biju's son, a 10th standard student, was diagnosed with cancer last year. Despite treatment, he died. The family has no other source of income. Biju and his family had 15 cents of land. They had been living in a house in Koompanpara for about ten years.

Following the heavy rain warning, around 25 famil

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