Wayanad: When he sat down on what seemed to be the remains of a home in landslide-hit Mundakkai, tears streamed down his face. The emptiness he felt was immeasurable as he longed for the voices he would never hear again.
Kalathingal Noufal lost 11 members of his family in a single night -- his wife Sajna, three children, father Kunjumoideen, mother Ayesha, brother Mansoor, sister-in-law Muhsina and his three nieces.

Noufal, who was working in Oman, returned to his homeland the moment he received a call from a relative. For three days, he waited in a relief camp in Meppadi, desperate to reach the location where his home once stood. It wasn't until Monday that he finally made it there.

On that tragic night, Noufal's family had moved to Mansoor's house, located close to Vellarimala where the landslide began, believing it to be safer. As Noufal's parents were living with his family, they too had sought refuge in Mansoor's home.

So far, only the bodies of his parents, his eldest daughter Nafla Nasrin, sister-in-law Muhsina, and his niece Ayishamina have been found. His wife Sajna, children Nihal and Isha Mahrin, and Mansoor and his children Shehla and Shefna are still missing.