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Rain set off landslide in Wayanad, change in land use pattern made it lethal: K K Ramachandran

KOCHI: While social media is blaming the destruction of the Western Ghats as the primary reason for the massive landslide at Mundakkai in Wayanad that claimed over 350 lives, scientist and consultant with the National Centre for Earth Science Studies, K K Ramachandran, said the prime culprit was the torrential rain that battered the area. Changes in land use patterns and disturbed soil in the valley are semi-dynamic factors that contributed to the massive devastation. If the slope is disturbed and the land use pattern has changed, it is sure to witness a debris flow,” he explained. The debris flow gained momentum as it moved down the slope, making it deadly,” said Ramachandran.

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