The Family Health Centre in Meppadi, Wayanad, now transformed into a makeshift hospital, is overwhelmed with the harrowing aftermath of the landslide. The air is thick with grief as families, stricken with despair, gather in a vigil of sorrow, waiting for the return of their loved ones' remains. Inside, the chilling sight of bodies, wrapped in sheets, is a grim reminder of the tragedy that has unfolded. After the inquest, bodies are being moved to the nearby Community Hall, where family members are brought in to undergo the painful process of identifying their loved ones. The Higher Secondary School in Meppadi, adjacent to the Community Hall, serves as a sombre gathering place for those who survived, desperately seeking news of the missing and clinging to faint hope amidst the chaos. Approximately 500 survivors are at the camp, their homes vanished and their loved ones missing.