Wayanad landslide: Chilling videos and images show flood fury, destruction in Chooralmala | Watch
Live MintKerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Tuesday that of the dead, 34 bodies were identified and 18 were handed over to families. As the death toll mounts to 93, with around 128 others reportedly injured in the massive landslides in the Chooralmala area of northern Wayanad district, several video and images are surfacing online of the trail of destruction and despair that nature's fury has felt behind. Landslides in the hilly areas near Meppadi Indian army soldiers engaged in rescue operations According to a senior government official, heavy rains triggered a series of massive landslides in hilly areas of Meppadi in the district, sparking apprehensions of a possible increase in fatalities. Vijayan has said that the initial landslide occurred around 2 am and the next one hit around 4.30 am, leaving hundreds trapped beneath the debris and many more being swept away.