Search for bodies, remains continues in Wayanad a week after landslide
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Search for bodies, remains continues in Wayanad a week after landslide

India Today  

The search operation to recover any more bodies in Wayanad continued on Thursday, a week after massive landslides in the district that killed over 400 people. Union Home Department Joint Secretary Rajeev Kumar visited the Chief Minister at his office on Thursday and held discussions about the disaster and its aftermath. After meeting with state officials on Thursday, the Kerala Chief Minister briefed the media, saying, "What we need is a comprehensive rehabilitation package. The Chief Minister also said he hopes that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is visiting the disaster site on Saturday, will take a positive stand in this regard. Prime Minister Modi's visit comes after several MPs from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Maharashtra, including the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, have asked the Centre to declare the Wayanad landslides a "national disaster".

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Wayanad landslides: Forum demands intensified search for missing persons
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Wayanad landslides: Forum demands intensified search for missing persons

The Hindu  

A meeting convened by the affected individuals in the aftermath of the Mundakkai and Chooralmala landslides has called for urgent and intensified search efforts in the Chaliyar area, particularly from the Sentinal rock water falls, to locate those still missing. They urged the government to provide adequate compensation for the injured, take responsibility for ongoing medical treatment, and compensate those …

Wayanad landslides: Final rehabilitation plan after obtaining stakeholders’ opinions
4 months ago

Wayanad landslides: Final rehabilitation plan after obtaining stakeholders’ opinions

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state government is proceeding with the rehabilitation of landslide victims in Wayanad, said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. The chief secretary has been assigned to discuss the different aspects of rehabilitation with disaster response experts and people’s representatives from the affected areas, he told media persons here on Tuesday. Relatives of 59 deceased received Rs 4 lakh from the …

Shirur landslide: Parts of Arjun’s lorry found
4 months, 1 week ago

Shirur landslide: Parts of Arjun’s lorry found

New Indian Express  

KARWAR: It is 29 days after Karwar district witnessed landslides in Shirur, and the district administration had to delay the search operations for the three missing persons who were believed to be washed away into the Gangavali river. But the search operation has resumed now, and on the instructions of Karwar MLA Satish Sail, underwater diving expert Ishwar Malpe from …

Wayanad landslides: One more body recovered from Chaliyar river
4 months, 1 week ago

Wayanad landslides: One more body recovered from Chaliyar river

The Hindu  

The search for the victims of the landslides in Wayanad yielded a body and three limbs from the Chaliyar river and its tributaries on Monday. The body and a limb were recovered from a search at Nilambur in Malappuram district and two limbs were retrieved from the Anadikkappu forest area near the Kanathanpara waterfalls. A 60-member team, comprising personnel of …

Wayanad landslides: Search mission continues in disaster zone; special drive on to retrieve survivors’ documents
4 months, 1 week ago

Wayanad landslides: Search mission continues in disaster zone; special drive on to retrieve survivors’ documents

The Hindu  

A special camp to retrieve official documents of the landslide survivors who lost everything, was launched on Monday in the disaster-hit regions of Wayanad, Kerala, where a search mission to locate missing people continued. The camps are being held in select schools at Meppadi as part of the certificate/document retrieval campaign jointly carried out by the Local Self-Government department, district …

Search resumes in Wayanad, but gives only heartbreak to survivors
4 months, 1 week ago

Search resumes in Wayanad, but gives only heartbreak to survivors

The Hindu  

Three body parts were recovered from Mundakkai in a mass search operation in six zones in the landslide-affected areas in Wayanad on Sunday. Hundreds of volunteers and survivors participated in the search operation, along with Army personnel and cadaver dogs, before heavy rain forced suspension of the mission for the day. When the search operation resumed on Sunday, Mr. Gafoor …

Kerala Minister breaks down while consoling kin of landslide victims
4 months, 1 week ago

Kerala Minister breaks down while consoling kin of landslide victims

Deccan Chronicle  

Wayanad : Kerala Forest Minister A K Saseendran broke down while consoling people looking for their missing family members days after the devastating landslides in Wayanad district. The minister also assured survivors that the entire state and the government stood by them in their most difficult time in life. An extensive search is continuing in landslide-hit Wayanad to trace those …

Wayanad landslide: Search mission resumes in landslide-hit Wayanad; hundreds of civil volunteers take part
4 months, 1 week ago

Wayanad landslide: Search mission resumes in landslide-hit Wayanad; hundreds of civil volunteers take part

The Hindu  

After a day’s break, an extensive search resumed in landslide-hit Wayanad on Sunday morning to find those who are still missing in the aftermath of the devastating calamity that hit the hill district on July 30. The search operations took a break on Friday afternoon as the area was handed over to the SPG in view of Prime Minister Narendra …

Army: PM was briefed on the progress of rescue operation in Wayanad
4 months, 1 week ago

Army: PM was briefed on the progress of rescue operation in Wayanad

Deccan Chronicle  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his visit to landslide-hit Wayanad, was briefed on the progress of the ongoing Search & Rescue operation, the Indian Army said on Sunday. "The Prime Minister was briefed on the progress of the ongoing Search & Rescue operation by the Station Commander, Kannur and updated about the Bridging Operations, by the MEG Task Force Commander." …

PM Modi Wayanad visit Highlights: Modi undertakes aerial survey of landslide-hit areas
4 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi Wayanad visit Highlights: Modi undertakes aerial survey of landslide-hit areas

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in the review meeting held at the Wayanad Collectorate at Kaleptta that the Centre would provide all the help possible to further the relief and rehabilitation efforts in the landslide-hit areas of Wayanad. Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Union Minister Suresh Gopi, ministers of a cabinet sub-committee, senior bureaucrats and officials …

Wayanad landslides: Kerala Forest department’s search of Soochipara waterfalls finds four bodies
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Wayanad landslides: Kerala Forest department’s search of Soochipara waterfalls finds four bodies

The Hindu  

A Kerala Forest department’s search and rescue team on Friday located four bodies, one mangled beyond recognition, downstream of Soochipara waterfalls some distance away from the landslide-hit localities in Vythiri taluk in Wayanad district of Kerala. According to initial information reaching the Kerala government, the team discovered the bodies that had washed up on the rocks near Kanthanpara, a rapid …

Wayanad landslides: Search operations enter delicate and emotional phase as survivors reach disaster zone after 11 days
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Wayanad landslides: Search operations enter delicate and emotional phase as survivors reach disaster zone after 11 days

The Hindu  

The search operations in the landslide-flattened villages in Meppadi panchayat in Wayanad district of Kerala entered a delicate and emotional phase early on Friday. #WayanadLandslide | Landslide survivors join the search operations at disaster-hit Chooralmala in #Wayanad in #Kerala on Friday morning 📸E.M. By briefly returning the survivors to the disaster zone, the Kerala government has attempted to give the …

PM Modi to visit landslide-affected sites in Wayanad tomorrow; Kerala urges centre to declare it ‘national disaster’
4 months, 2 weeks ago

PM Modi to visit landslide-affected sites in Wayanad tomorrow; Kerala urges centre to declare it ‘national disaster’

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit landslide-affected sites in Wayanad on August 10, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} Addressing a press conference on Thursday, Vijayan said that the state has requested the central government to declare this as a national disaster and a severe calamity. The committee chairman visited today and we hope to receive …

PM Modi Likely To Visit Landslide-hit Wayanad To Review Flood Situation This Week: Sources
4 months, 2 weeks ago

PM Modi Likely To Visit Landslide-hit Wayanad To Review Flood Situation This Week: Sources

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit the landslide-hit regions of Kerala’s Wayanad later this week, sources said. Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday while speaking at the Parliament demanded a ‘higher compensation’ and ‘comprehensive rehabilitation package’ for the people affected due to the landslide in Wayanad. Meanwhile, the Kerala government on Wednesday said …

Wayanad landslides: Seven body parts found as search operations continue in Kerala
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Wayanad landslides: Seven body parts found as search operations continue in Kerala

Hindustan Times  

The search operations by rescue agencies in the landslide-hit villages and areas downstream of the Chaliyar river on Tuesday resulted in the retrieval of seven body parts of those who died in the massive disaster on July 30, the Kerala chief minister’s office said. The death toll in the state’s worst monsoon disaster since 2018 remained at 224 while the …

Wayanad landslides: rehabilitation to be a model for world, says Kerala Revenue Minister
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Wayanad landslides: rehabilitation to be a model for world, says Kerala Revenue Minister

The Hindu  

The rehabilitation of the Wayanad landslide survivors will be a model for the whole world, Kerala Minister for Revenue K. Rajan has said. Addressing reporters at Chooralmala near Meppadi in Wayanad on August 6 morning, Mr. Rajan said those living in the vicinity of the disaster-stricken areas but are afraid to live there any longer would also be rehabilitated. Once …

Wayanad landslides: 221 dead as agencies continue search ops
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Wayanad landslides: 221 dead as agencies continue search ops

Hindustan Times  

The toll in Wayanad rose to 221 on Sunday, as rescue personnel from various agencies continued their search for landslide victims under the debris of three villages flattened on the morning on July 30. A release from the chief minister’s said that apart from the dead, 172 body parts were also retrieved from the affected areas, and from the Chaliyar …

Wayanad landslides: 180 people still missing, mass burial for unidentified victims
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Wayanad landslides: 180 people still missing, mass burial for unidentified victims

Live Mint  

The district administration in landslide-hit Kerala's Wayanad undertook mass burial for the mortal remains of the unidentified people who lost their lives. — All the MLAs of the United Democratic Front led by the Indian National Congress will contribute one month's salary to the Chief Minister Disaster Relief Fund. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} — Telugu superstars Chiranjeevi, Ram Charan and Allu Arjun …

Wayanad landslide: More than 1,000 government employees engaged in 24x7 relief operations, says CMO
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Wayanad landslide: More than 1,000 government employees engaged in 24x7 relief operations, says CMO

The Hindu  

More than a 1,000 government employees are currently engaged in the disaster management and relief operations in the landslide-ravaged regions in Wayanad district, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s office said on August 4. Mobilised under 15 teams, the government staff are handling the coordination of the search and rescue effort, collection and distribution of relief materials, food and medicines, counselling, management …

People must support Wayanad tragedy survivors: CPM state secretary M V Govindan
4 months, 2 weeks ago

People must support Wayanad tragedy survivors: CPM state secretary M V Govindan

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: CPM state secretary M V Govindan Master on Saturday urged the public to contribute to the Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund to help Wayanad landslide victims. He was speaking after presenting the ‘PG Sahitya Puraskar Trust Award’ to renowned writer and literary critic M K Sanoo Master at a function held at Ernakulam Public Library. “Though the epicentre of …

Wayanad landslides: Search operations enter final phase
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Wayanad landslides: Search operations enter final phase

The Hindu  

The search and rescue operations to locate survivors and bodies of victims of the landslides that ravaged Chooralmala, Mundakkai, and Attamala in Wayanad reached the final stage on Saturday, the fifth day of the mission. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the rescue operations in Wayanad were nearing completion, with the focus on saving lives and relocating stranded individuals. More than …

Wayanad landslides: Rescue teams race against time as over 200 still remain missing; Karnataka to construct 100 houses
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Wayanad landslides: Rescue teams race against time as over 200 still remain missing; Karnataka to construct 100 houses

Live Mint  

Over 200 people are still reported missing as rescue operations in landslide-hit Kerala's Wayanad areas entered fifth day on Saturday. — Rescue operation in final stage: CM Vijayan {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} — Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that search and rescue operations in Wayanad are in their final stages. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} — K-9 squads and the Tamil Nadu Medical Team …

Wayanad landslides: Kerala CM stresses need to contemporise weather prediction mechanisms
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Wayanad landslides: Kerala CM stresses need to contemporise weather prediction mechanisms

The Hindu  

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has stressed the need to make weather prediction models more contemporary, location-specific, and accurate so that disaster mitigation measures can kick in early to save lives. Mr. Vijayan’s comment assumed political significance against the backdrop of the brewing controversy over whether India Meteorological Department, Central Water Commission and Geological Survey of India had adequately warned …

Wayanad landslides Day 5: Rescuers hoping against hope as 300 still missing in Kerala district
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Wayanad landslides Day 5: Rescuers hoping against hope as 300 still missing in Kerala district

Hindustan Times  

As search operations entre the fifth day on Saturday, rescue teams, using advanced technical gadgets and dogs, continue to look for survivors or recover bodies buried under the debris of the devastating Wayanad landslides, one of Kerala's worst natural calamities. People watch as search operations are carried out after landslides hit Mundakkai village in Wayanad district in Kerala, Kerala chief …

Search for life continues in Wayanad
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Search for life continues in Wayanad

Hindustan Times  

The toll from landslides in Wayanad district of Kerala rose to 210 on Friday, while 139 mangled body parts were retrieved from the affected areas, particularly, the Chaliyar river, as rescuers continued to search under the debris of homes for any signs of life three days after tragedy struck the area. In a late evening Facebook post, Kerala chief minister …

Wayanad landslides: 4 found alive in Kerala's Mundakkai on Day 4 of rescue operations
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Wayanad landslides: 4 found alive in Kerala's Mundakkai on Day 4 of rescue operations

Hindustan Times  

Three days after the Mundakkai region in Wayanad district, Kerala, witnessed a devastating landslide, rescue workers on Friday found a family of four isolated in an area near Padavetti Kunnu, news agency PTI reported citing defence sources said. Kerala health department Veena George said 201 people are confirmed died in the Wayanad district landslides. While the death toll continues to …

Wayanad landslides: Kerala launches massive search operation to retrieve bodies of those washed downstream in Chaliyar river in Malappuram
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Wayanad landslides: Kerala launches massive search operation to retrieve bodies of those washed downstream in Chaliyar river in Malappuram

The Hindu  

The Kerala government has ordered eight police stations abutting the Chaliyar river in Malappuram district to muster teams of local scouts and divers to recover the bodies of Wayanad landslide victims washed downstream by the swollen Iruvanjipuzha river abutting the disaster zone. Until August 1, rescue workers and local volunteers had retrieved 58 bodies and 95 body parts swept into …

308 dead in Wayanad landslides, drone-based radar to look for survivors
4 months, 3 weeks ago

308 dead in Wayanad landslides, drone-based radar to look for survivors

India Today  

The death toll in Tuesday's massive landslides in Kerala's Wayanad district crossed the 300 mark on Friday with rescuers racing against time to search for survivors who are still trapped in collapsed buildings and under the debris. Over 200 people suffered injuries as rescue efforts were hampered by various challenges, including treacherous terrain due to destroyed roads and bridges, and …

Grisly Wayanad toll: 190 bodies, 100 body parts; hunt continues
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Grisly Wayanad toll: 190 bodies, 100 body parts; hunt continues

Hindustan Times  

Wayanad The devastation caused by landslides in Wayanad has taken a macabre turn, with rescuers now scouring through layers of slush and wrecked homes to retrieve body parts to ascertain the exact toll of the tragedy. Till Thursday, officials found 190 bodies and 100 body parts as the hopes of finding nearly 206 missing people alive waned in the north …

Wayanad landslides: Kerala CM’s office says chances of finding more survivors bleak
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Wayanad landslides: Kerala CM’s office says chances of finding more survivors bleak

The Hindu  

With rescue operations entering the third day on August 1, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s office said the chances of finding more survivors trapped in the landslide-levelled Mundakkai, Chooralmala and Attamalai settlements in Vythiri taluk in Wayanad district were dim. DNA samples The government has insisted that forensic experts conduct post-mortem examinations in three minutes per body or body part. …

Wayanad Landslide: Rescue & Relief Operation Underway, Watch Big Updates Of The Hour Only On ABP News
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Wayanad Landslide: Rescue & Relief Operation Underway, Watch Big Updates Of The Hour Only On ABP News

ABP News  

A massive landslide in Wayanad district, Kerala, late Monday night has left many people affected. President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, and several other leaders have expressed their condolences over the tragedy. Rescue operations in Wayanad are being conducted swiftly, with the Indian Army, Air Force, Navy, NDRF, and local administration …

Wayanad landslides update: Death toll crosses 250, over 1000 people rescued so far
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Wayanad landslides update: Death toll crosses 250, over 1000 people rescued so far

Op India  

Massive landslides that struck the hilly areas near Meppadi in Kerela’s Wayanad have so far left at least 256 persons dead and over 200 injured. #WATCH | Wayanad landslide | Brigadier Arjun Segan, Commandant of the Para Regimental Training Centre says, " Today is the 3rd day of rescue and search operation. At a news conference, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan …

Wayanad Landslide: Heart-Wrenching Videos Surface as Rescue Operation Continues in Kerala | ABP News
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Wayanad Landslide: Heart-Wrenching Videos Surface as Rescue Operation Continues in Kerala | ABP News

ABP News  

A massive landslide in Wayanad district, Kerala, late Monday night has left many people affected. President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, and several other leaders have expressed their condolences over the tragedy. Rescue operations in Wayanad are being conducted swiftly, with the Indian Army, Air Force, Navy, NDRF, and local administration …

Wayanad landslides: Kerala Cabinet resolves to rush more personnel and equipment to Wayanad
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Wayanad landslides: Kerala Cabinet resolves to rush more personnel and equipment to Wayanad

The Hindu  

A Cabinet meeting chaired by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan early on July 31 decided to intensify the ongoing search and rescue mission in the landslide-ravaged Wayanad district by deploying more personnel and equipment. The Chief Minister’s Office said two Indian Army Human Assistance and Disaster Relief columns were airborne from Thiruvananthapuram and would reach Kozhikode soon. Meanwhile, a government …

Wayanad Landslides: 'Painful disaster; rescue ops on,' says Kerala CM Pinarayi
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Wayanad Landslides: 'Painful disaster; rescue ops on,' says Kerala CM Pinarayi

Firstpost  

Wayanad Landslides LIVE Updates: Various rescue agencies resumed their operations early in the morning to trace people suspected to be trapped in the tragedy, which has killed more than 100 people and left 186 injured A second MEG crew will arrive on site by tonight to build the Bailley bridge, which will ferry rescue personnel and heavy equipment across the …

Kerala landslide: Houses washed away; many still missing
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala landslide: Houses washed away; many still missing

Hindustan Times  

Those frantic hours were a whirlwind, fresh in 33-year-old Safna Tuttu’s mind. Our house was not affected till then because we were on slightly higher ground, and we ran over and rescued her family,” Safna said. The family ran out of the house, just as many others did, and together, they took an old village road to climb to higher …

Wayanad tragedy: NDRF teams, Army columns, IAF choppers involved in rescue ops
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Wayanad tragedy: NDRF teams, Army columns, IAF choppers involved in rescue ops

Hindustan Times  

Two National Disaster Response Force teams, as many columns of the Army, and Indian Air Force helicopters were involved in rescue operations in Kerala’s Wayanad after heavy rains triggered landslides and left at least 36 people dead there. Three more NDRF teams are en route,” Union minister of state for home Nityanand Rai told Lok Sabha. Rai said Union home …

Wayanad landslides: Rescue operations under way at Chooralmala in Kerala
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Wayanad landslides: Rescue operations under way at Chooralmala in Kerala

The Hindu  

Following massive landslides, rescue operations led by the National Disaster Response Force personnel, the police, Fire and Rescue services personnel and local people are under way at the Chooralmala area in Wayanad district of Kerala. Though the rescue operations have been intensified in the Chooralmala area, the Central forces are yet to start airlifting the victims trapped in the Mundakkai …

Wayanad landslides: Chaliyar River sweeps away bodies, cars as residents search for haven
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Wayanad landslides: Chaliyar River sweeps away bodies, cars as residents search for haven

Live Mint  

Wayanad landslides: The calamitous landslides affected Meppadi, Mundakkal Town and Chooralmala areas. Wayanad landslides: Heavy rains triggered a series of massive landslides in the hilly regions of Kerala's Wayanad district early on Tuesday, leading to loss of lives and widespread devastation. In response to the dire situation in Kerala, the Indian Navy sent a team from the Ezhimala Naval Base …

Wayanad landslides: Rahul, speaks with CM; urges UDF workers to provide all help
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Wayanad landslides: Rahul, speaks with CM; urges UDF workers to provide all help

Deccan Chronicle  

Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday condoled the loss of lives in the landslides in Kerala's Wayanad, and urged UDF workers to provide all help to those affected.Rahul Gandhi said he has spoken to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan …

Rahul Gandhi reacts to Wayanad landslides: ‘Will request Union ministers to…’
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi reacts to Wayanad landslides: ‘Will request Union ministers to…’

Hindustan Times  

Former Wayanad MP and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday expressed condolences over the loss of lives in the landslides in the Kerala district, in which several people are still trapped and missing. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Rahul Gandhi also said he would request Union ministers to provide all assistance possible to Wayanad. I hope those still trapped are brought …

Search continues for excavator operator trapped under debris in Palghar
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Search continues for excavator operator trapped under debris in Palghar

The Hindu  

A search involving agencies, including the NDRF, to rescue an excavator operator continued on May 31, nearly 36 hours after he was buried under debris following a cave-in at a water project site in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, an official said. The excavator operator was trapped after the soil and wall structure collapsed during work on a tunnel shaft at the …

Search operation resumes to trace people missing since landslide in Gaurikund
1 year, 4 months ago

Search operation resumes to trace people missing since landslide in Gaurikund

The Hindu  

A search operation to trace people who went missing following a landslide triggered by a flashflood near Gaurikund this week resumed on August 5. According to district disaster management officer Nandan Singh Rajwar, around 100 National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force personnel, along with a team of the local administration, are engaged in the search operation. Mr. …

Third Day of Search Operation: Death Toll in Landslide at Maha Village Climbs to 27; 81 Untraced
1 year, 5 months ago

Third Day of Search Operation: Death Toll in Landslide at Maha Village Climbs to 27; 81 Untraced

News 18  

The death toll in the landslide at Irshalwadi hamlet in Maharashtra’s Raigad district mounted to 27 on Saturday with the recovery of five more bodies from the debris on the third day of the search and rescue operation, an NDRF official said. Of the five bodies, four are identified while the identity and gender of the body recovered later in …

WATCH: Severe Waterlogging In Maharashtra, Rescue Ops Resume On Day 3 In Raigad Amid Heavy Rain
1 year, 5 months ago

WATCH: Severe Waterlogging In Maharashtra, Rescue Ops Resume On Day 3 In Raigad Amid Heavy Rain

ABP News  

Rain continues to batter several regions across the state of Maharashtra leading to severe waterlogging. The search and rescue operation at Irshalwadi hamlet in Maharashtra's Raigad district resumed for the third day on Saturday after a massive landslide claimed the lives of at least 22 people. pic.twitter.com/9Hus9bezuB — ANI July 22, 2023 The death toll till Thursday evening was 16 …

Kinnaur Landslide: Two more bodies recovered taking death toll to 25
3 years, 4 months ago

Kinnaur Landslide: Two more bodies recovered taking death toll to 25

India TV News  

Two more bodies were recovered on Monday from the site of the landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district, taking the death toll to 25, a senior official said. State Disaster Management Director, Sudesh Kumar Mokhtar, said as per information provided by Bhawanagar SHO, two bodies had been retrieved from the rubble at Chaura village on National Highway 5 in Nichar …

Death toll in landslide in Kerala’s Idukki district rises to 61
4 years, 4 months ago

Death toll in landslide in Kerala’s Idukki district rises to 61

Live Mint  

Three more bodies were recovered from the landslide site at Pettimudi in the high range Idukki district on Tuesday, taking the toll to 61, officials said. Two Ground Penetrating Radars s from Chennai along with a four-member team joined the search operations by Tuesday afternoon, Idukki collector H Dineshan told PTI. The help of the dog squad was also used …

Kerala rains 2020 | Search for bodies resumes at site of Idukki landslide
4 years, 4 months ago

Kerala rains 2020 | Search for bodies resumes at site of Idukki landslide

The Hindu  

It was a hill of verdant green that was razed to the ground with boulders of rocks and earth fallen over the four ‘layams’ at Pettimudy near Rajamala inside the Eravikulam National Park late on Thursday. The rescue work was stopped due to adverse climate and the hilly terrain on Friday night after 18 bodies were recovered. The team of …

21 Dead, Search Resumes for Those Missing in Landslide in Kerala's Idukki District
4 years, 4 months ago

21 Dead, Search Resumes for Those Missing in Landslide in Kerala's Idukki District

News 18  

A massive search operation using man and machine, is underway on Saturday to find 50 odd people reported missing after a landslide in Kerala's Idukki district. Since the Thursday midnight tragedy struck Rajamalai, 21 people have lost their lives while more than a dozen have been rescued and are under treatment in various hospitals in Idukki, Kottayam and Ernakulam districts. …

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