Wayanad landslide bears a resemblance to a dam break, says expert
5 months, 1 week ago

Wayanad landslide bears a resemblance to a dam break, says expert

The Hindu  

The landslide triggered by excess precipitation at Mundakkai in Mepadi panchayat, Wayanad, on Tuesday bore close resemblance to a dam break, C. Muraleedharan, Deputy Director General, Geological Survey of India, told The Hindu. According to a report compiled under the supervision of Mr. Muraleedharan after the 2019 tragedy, the realised 24-hour rainfall on August 7 and 8 was 259 mm in Mananthavady and 168 mm in Vythiri, which were the main triggers for the Puthumala landslip. According to the post-disaster report in 2019, the debris flow was then initiated from the fringe slope of Vellarimala at an elevation of 1,218 metres in the Thollayiram estate. The huge force of the debris flow from an elevation of around 2,000 metres seems to have increased the magnitude of the disaster, said Mr. Muraleedhran.

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Centre Declares Wayanad Landslides Severe Nature Disaster, Priyanka Gandhi Welcomes it
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1 week, 4 days ago

Centre Declares Wayanad Landslides Severe Nature Disaster, Priyanka Gandhi Welcomes it

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: The Union Government on Monday declared the devastating landslides in Wayanad a disaster of “severe nature,” after five months, recognising its intensity. The Union Home Ministry told the Kerala government that financial aid is initially provided by the State Disaster Response Fund. “However, keeping in view the intensity and magnitude of the Meppadi landslide disaster in Wayanad district, it …

Centre Declares Wayanad Landslides As 'Severe Nature' Disaster; Priyanka Urges Prompt Allocation Of Funds
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1 week, 4 days ago

Centre Declares Wayanad Landslides As 'Severe Nature' Disaster; Priyanka Urges Prompt Allocation Of Funds

ABP News  

Five months after landslides hit three villages in Kerala's Wayanad district, the Union government declared the landslides as a disaster of a "severe nature". In a formal communication to Kerala government, the Union Home Ministry clarified that initial financial assistance for such disasters is provided through the State Disaster Response Fund. Priyanka Gandhi Welcomes Move Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra …

Center declares Wayanad landslide as 'Disaster of Severe Nature', Priyanka Gandhi says, 'Glad Amit Shah ji...'
1 week, 5 days ago

Center declares Wayanad landslide as 'Disaster of Severe Nature', Priyanka Gandhi says, 'Glad Amit Shah ji...'

India TV News  

Wayanad MP and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday lauded the Home Ministry for declaring the Wayanad landslide tragedy as a 'Disaster of Severe nature'. Taking to social media platform X, she said, "I am glad Amit Shah ji has finally taken the decision to declare the Wayanad tragedy as a “Disaster of Severe Nature”. Centre communicates to Kerala …

'Severe nature' disaster status granted to Wayanad landslide after five months
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1 week, 5 days ago

'Severe nature' disaster status granted to Wayanad landslide after five months

India Today  

Five months after devastating landslides destroyed three villages in Wayanad, the Union Government has declared it a disaster of "severe nature," recognising its intensity and impact for all practical purposes, an official source said on Monday. In a communication to the Kerala government, the Union Home Ministry explained that financial aid for such severe disasters is initially provided by the …

Good old bamboo, a certain grass could save hill highways from landslides
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Good old bamboo, a certain grass could save hill highways from landslides

India Today  

Could the answer to lethal landslides on India’s mountainous highways be covering the steep slopes with deep-rooted grasses like Vetiver and reinforcing with bamboo benching? Such measures could prove to be a saviour for states like Uttarakhand, where landslides have become rampant and claim many lives every year even as the state executes a series of highway projects, including the …

Wayanad landslide: No information on central aid, says Kerala govt
1 month, 1 week ago

Wayanad landslide: No information on central aid, says Kerala govt

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: Stepping up its attack on the union government over the lack of assistance for the landslide survivors of Wayanad, the Kerala government on Sunday said it was yet to get any information regarding the amount to be allotted to the state for their relief and rehabilitation. The Left government reminded that the state and the Centre were not enemy …

BJP leader Muraleedharan’s remarks about Wayanad landslides draw flak
1 month, 3 weeks ago

BJP leader Muraleedharan’s remarks about Wayanad landslides draw flak

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Senior BJP leader V Muraleedharan on Tuesday courted a controversy after he claimed only three local body wards were washed away in the Wayanad landslides, not an entire region. Maintaining that the Union government had not said additional assistance won’t be given to Wayanad, Muraleedharan accused political parties of using the disaster for political gains. Kalpetta MLA T Siddique …

Wayanad landslide largest in India’s history, finds study
4 months, 1 week ago

Wayanad landslide largest in India’s history, finds study

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The landslide that devastated a few villages of Wayanad a month ago is the biggest in India’s recorded history, according to a study commissioned by the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority. The July 30 landslide resulted in a debris flow of nearly six million cubic metres -- capable of filling 2,400 Olympic-sized swimming pools stretching eight kilometres downhill, the …

‘Dam burst effect’ caused Wayanad landslide: experts
4 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Dam burst effect’ caused Wayanad landslide: experts

The Hindu  

A team of geologists who surveyed the landslide-hit zone in Wayanad on Thursday said a heavy rainfall-induced “damming effect” in a densely forested and uninhabited uphill region had caused the massive earthfall that wiped out three villages at Vythiri taluk in the Wayanad district of Kerala early on July 30. Geologist John Mathai, who heads the team of experts from …

10% heavier rainfall led to disaster in Wayanad
4 months, 4 weeks ago

10% heavier rainfall led to disaster in Wayanad

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The catastrophic landslides in Kerala’s Wayanad on July 30 were caused by climate change, says a new analysis by World Weather Attribution. It says the shift in weather patterns, caused by human activities, triggered a 10% heavier rainfall burst in the region, which in turn resulted in the landslips. To mitigate the impact of such natural calamities in …

Wayanad landslides: One more body recovered from Chaliyar river
4 months, 4 weeks 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 landslide: Search mission resumes in landslide-hit Wayanad; hundreds of civil volunteers take part
5 months 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 …

Decoding the Wayanad landslide | In Focus podcast
5 months ago

Decoding the Wayanad landslide | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

The devastating landslides in Wayanad that left over 400 dead and over 100 still missing shocked not just Kerala but the entire country. Almost immediately, a blame game began – Union Home Minister Amit Shah said adequate warning had been given to Kerala, but the government of Kerala disputes this – it said the warning came after the landslide had …

Study on first big landslide at Mundakkai 40 years ago pointed to geological, climate factors
5 months ago

Study on first big landslide at Mundakkai 40 years ago pointed to geological, climate factors

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: At a time when there is a debate over whether human interventions led to the twin landslides in Wayanad, an expert study on the first massive landslide at Mundakkai in 1984 had categorically stated that unfavourable geological, climatological and geotechnical factors were responsible for the natural disaster. The study, done by Dr P Basak and NB Narasimha Prasad from …

Wayanad landslides: Kerala Forest department’s search of Soochipara waterfalls finds four bodies
5 months 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
5 months 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 Likely To Visit Landslide-hit Wayanad To Review Flood Situation This Week: Sources
5 months 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: A heart-wrenching tale of devastation
5 months ago

Wayanad landslides: A heart-wrenching tale of devastation

New Indian Express  

A village buried in mud, destroyed houses, uprooted trees and huge boulders strewn around, the wails of women, the eyes of bewildered kids and the sight of survivors in agony searching for their dear and near among the debris will haunt us for the rest of our lives. The wrath of the river that brought torrents of mud and water, …

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

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

New Indian Express  

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 …

I’ll show you who’s boss: Mother Nature
5 months ago

I’ll show you who’s boss: Mother Nature

Deccan Chronicle  

The natural disaster was not just an isolated event, but a stark reminder of the fragile balance between human development and the environment. Dr. Madhav Gadgil, an ecologist and the chair of the Western Ghats Ecology Experts Panel, has repeatedly cautioned that disrupting natural drainage systems makes regions like Wayanad more vulnerable to flooding and landslides. We’ve ignored the warnings …

Wayanad landslides: 221 dead as agencies continue search ops
5 months 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 …

Kerala requests Centre to declare Wayanad landslide a national disaster
5 months ago

Kerala requests Centre to declare Wayanad landslide a national disaster

The Hindu  

The Kerala government has requested the Centre to declare the catastrophic landslide that devastated at least three villages in Vythiri taluk in the Wayanad district on July 30 a national disaster. He said the Central government was weighing the legality of the State government’s demand to declare the landslide a natural disaster. Officials believe declaring the landslide a natural disaster …

Wayanad landslides: BJP cites UPA-era rule as Rahul Gandhi pushes for 'national disaster' tag
5 months, 1 week ago

Wayanad landslides: BJP cites UPA-era rule as Rahul Gandhi pushes for 'national disaster' tag

Hindustan Times  

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday turned down the demands from various quarters to declare the Wayanad landslides a national disaster, saying no such policy exists under the central government guidelines. Read: Controversial tunnel road in Wayanad faces scrutiny after landslide tragedy Muraleedharan, a former Union Minister, said, "The concept of a 'national disaster' does not exist under the …

Indian Army responds to Class 3 student's note after Wayanad landslides: ‘Heroes like you…’
5 months, 1 week ago

Indian Army responds to Class 3 student's note after Wayanad landslides: ‘Heroes like you…’

Hindustan Times  

Amid the ongoing rescue operations in Wayanad following the devastating landslides, a third-standard student penned a heartfelt note to the Indian Army, expressing gratitude for their efforts in rescuing people from the debris and his aspiration to "join the army one day" to protect the nation. The Southern Command of the Indian Army responded, saying they are “eagerly waiting for …

Centre says examining legality of Kerala’s demand to declare Wayanad a national disaster
5 months, 1 week ago

Centre says examining legality of Kerala’s demand to declare Wayanad a national disaster

The Hindu  

Union Minister of State for Tourism Suresh Gopi said the Central Government would weigh the legality of Kerala’s demand to declare the Wayanad landslide a national disaster. Speaking to reporters after touring the disaster zone on Sunday, Mr. Gopi, actor and Bharatiya Janata Party’s MP from Thrissur, said the Centre has to adhere to several modalities before making any declaration. …

Wayanad landslide: Centre issues draft to declare 57,000 Sq Km of Western Ghats eco-sensitive; some villages missing
5 months, 1 week ago

Wayanad landslide: Centre issues draft to declare 57,000 Sq Km of Western Ghats eco-sensitive; some villages missing

Live Mint  

The Centre issued a fresh draft notification to declare over 56,800 square kilometres of the Western Ghats across six states, an Ecologically Sensitive Area. The notification, issued on July 31, came a day after the Wayanad landslides claimed around 300 lives so far, reported the PTI. Villages hit by tragedy not covered The draft notification proposes to declare 9,993.7 sq …

Wayanad landslides: How a 40-day-old baby, her six-year-old brother survived
5 months, 1 week ago

Wayanad landslides: How a 40-day-old baby, her six-year-old brother survived

Hindustan Times  

A spark of hope emerged from the deadly Wayanad landslides in Kerala that took place on Tuesday, as a 40-day-old baby and her six-year-old brother survived the natural disaster which destroyed their home, reported Onmanorama. An aerial view of the damage caused by the Wayanad landslides, where people are being rescued by the armed forces Anara and Muhammed Hayan managed …

Wayanad landslides: India thanks China for message expressing solidarity
5 months, 1 week ago

Wayanad landslides: India thanks China for message expressing solidarity

Hindustan Times  

Ministry of external affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal thanked China on Friday for their message of solidarity with those affected by the landslides in Wayanad. The Indian External Affairs ministry thanked the Chinese ministry for its message of solidarity as the country grapples with thee landslides in Wayanad In a post on X on July 31, the Chinese ministry of foreign …

Wayanad Landslide: Mohanlal 'Salutes' NDRF And Police For Rescue Work
5 months, 1 week ago

Wayanad Landslide: Mohanlal 'Salutes' NDRF And Police For Rescue Work

News 18  

The landslides that took place in the district of Wayanad, Kerala have left the people staying in that area in distress. The actor posted some pictures of the rescue operations that took place in the affected areas and captioned it, “I salute the courage of the selfless volunteers, policemen, Fire & Rescue, NDRF, army soldiers, government officials, and every person …

Wayanad landslides: 4 found alive in Kerala's Mundakkai on Day 4 of rescue operations
5 months, 1 week 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 …

How older landslide led to Wayanad tragedy: ISRO shows in before-after satellite images
5 months, 1 week ago

How older landslide led to Wayanad tragedy: ISRO shows in before-after satellite images

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Space Research Organisation has released images showing the severe landslides in Kerala's Wayanad district that have resulted in at least 201 deaths and around 300 missing, as per the state government's latest updates. Three possible reasons behind Wayanad landslides Climate change, fragile terrain and loss of forest cover created the perfect recipe for the devastating landslides in Kerala's …

Wayanad landslides: Kerala launches massive search operation to retrieve bodies of those washed downstream in Chaliyar river in Malappuram
5 months, 1 week 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 …

Wayanad landslides: Death count rises to 308, rescue and relief operations underway on war-footing
5 months, 1 week ago

Wayanad landslides: Death count rises to 308, rescue and relief operations underway on war-footing

India TV News  

Wayanad landslides: In a devastating turn of events, Kerala's Health Minister Veena George confirmed on Friday that 308 people have lost their lives in the series of landslides that struck the Wayanad district on July 30. The ongoing rescue and relief operations have been challenging, with rescue teams working tirelessly to search for survivors and recover the bodies of those …

Kufos map showed Mundakkai, Chooralmala as landslide hotspots
5 months, 1 week ago

Kufos map showed Mundakkai, Chooralmala as landslide hotspots

The Hindu  

An artificial intelligence -assisted map prepared by the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies to track the State’s vulnerability to landslides had said in January this year that Mundakkai and Chooralmala were landslide hotspots, while it portrayed 32% of Meppadi village in Wayanad as extremely vulnerable. Both Mundakkai and Chooralmala fall under Meppadi panchayat, and they witnessed massive landslides …

Monsoon mayhem: Over 20 killed as rains trigger landslides, flooding in parts of north India
5 months, 1 week ago

Monsoon mayhem: Over 20 killed as rains trigger landslides, flooding in parts of north India

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, More than 20 people were killed, homes washed away and hundreds left stranded as torrential rains triggered landslides and caused rivers to swell in parts of north India. Monsoon mayhem: Over 20 killed as rains trigger landslides, flooding in parts of north India Down south, the death toll in the devastating landslides in Kerala's Wayanad district climbed to …

Wayanad tragedy: How Kerala can improve its early warning systems for landslides
5 months, 1 week ago

Wayanad tragedy: How Kerala can improve its early warning systems for landslides

Hindustan Times  

Chennai: A series of landslides triggered by heavy rains in Kerala’s Wayanad district earlier this week resulted in over 250 deaths while many are still missing. Indian army soldiers engaged in rescue operations at landslide affected village in Wayanad Even though some pilots on landslide warning systems are being done in Himachal and Kerala, experts said a better landslide warning …

Wayanad landslides: Kerala CM’s office says chances of finding more survivors bleak
5 months, 1 week 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. …

Kerala landslides: Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi visit Wayanad
5 months, 1 week ago

Kerala landslides: Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi visit Wayanad

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader and former Wayanad MP, Rahul Gandhi, and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday visited Wayanad's Chooralmala, where devastating landslides killed over 250 people and injured about 200. Congress leader and former Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Wayanad on August 1. Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrived in Kerala on Thursday afternoon, a …

Wayanad landslide: Body of Chamarajanagar man found 100 km away from village
5 months, 1 week ago

Wayanad landslide: Body of Chamarajanagar man found 100 km away from village

The Hindu  

Rescue teams found the body of Rajendra from Irsavadi, in Chamarajanagar in Karnataka, who was reported missing along with his wife Rathnamma following a devastating landslide in Wayanad in Kerala. Wayanad landslides LIVE Gundlupet Tahsildar Ramesh Babu, who is in Meppadi to coordinate with local authorities in the search for people belonging to Chamarajanagar district, said 50-year-old Rajendra and Rathnamma …

Wayanad Landslide: Rescue & Relief Operation Underway, Watch Big Updates Of The Hour Only On ABP News
5 months, 1 week 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 Tragedy: 3 Scientists Explain Why Landslides Recur in Kerala
5 months, 1 week ago

Wayanad Tragedy: 3 Scientists Explain Why Landslides Recur in Kerala

The Quint  

At the time of writing, the death toll from the landslide in northern Kerala stands at 276. Mundakkai, a hilly village in Wayanad, remains cut off, with hundreds presumed stranded. The Indian army is constructing a Bailey bridge to connect Chooramalai village and Mundakkai village. On Tuesday, between 12.45 am and 4 am, landslides occurred inside the forest, approximately six …

Wayanad landslides update: Death toll crosses 250, over 1000 people rescued so far
5 months, 1 week 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
5 months, 1 week 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 …

Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka leave for Wayanad; death toll in landslide crosses 250 | Top Updates
5 months, 1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka leave for Wayanad; death toll in landslide crosses 250 | Top Updates

Hindustan Times  

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra left Delhi for Kerala's Wayanad on Thursday morning to assess the situation following devastating landslides. Wayanad landslides latest updates • An all-party meeting chaired by Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan will be held in Wayanad on Thursday to discuss the ongoing search and rescue operations. …

Wayanad landslide area could fit 13 football fields: ISRO assessment
5 months, 1 week ago

Wayanad landslide area could fit 13 football fields: ISRO assessment

India Today  

More than 13 international football fields could have been constructed in the area which saw its land skidding down into the Iruvazhinjhi river – and ultimately killing more than 250 people in three villages of Kerala’s Wayanad this week. In a satellite data-based assessment, the Indian Space Research Organisation on Thursday put the aerial area of the landslide crown – …

Rahul Gandhi meets Wayanad landslides victims: How I felt when my father died
5 months, 1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi meets Wayanad landslides victims: How I felt when my father died

India Today  

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, along with party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, visited the landslide site at Chooralmala in Kerala’s Wayanad. Speaking to the media after meeting people in Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi said, "It is a terrible tragedy for Wayanad, for Kerala and the nation. As many as 256 people have died so far after three landslides struck Wayanad on Tuesday, …

Pics: Army builds bridge in record time to connect landslides-hit areas in Wayanad
5 months, 1 week ago

Pics: Army builds bridge in record time to connect landslides-hit areas in Wayanad

India Today  

The Indian Army on Thursday completed the construction of a bailey bridge to connect the worst affected areas in the landslides in Kerala's Wayanad as the search continued for survivors and bodies. The bridge-- named Cl 24 Bailey Bridge -- connecting Chooralmala with Mundakkai over the Iruvanipzha River was completed in a record time. According to Kerala's Revenue Minister K …

Kerala’s failure: Micro-level mapping of landslip hazard zones, rehabilitation
5 months, 1 week ago

Kerala’s failure: Micro-level mapping of landslip hazard zones, rehabilitation

Hindustan Times  

The recent devastating landslides in Kerala’s Wayanad district, resulting in at least 193 deaths and numerous individuals being trapped, underscore the urgent need for immediate micro-level mapping of landslip hazard zones throughout the state. The state government has repeatedly ignored this crucial issue since the devastating floods in 2018 caused numerous landslides in hill districts like Wayanad and Idukki. As …

Wayanad death toll crosses 200; slush, debris slow down search
5 months, 1 week ago

Wayanad death toll crosses 200; slush, debris slow down search

The Hindu  

The death toll in the landslides that devastated Chooral Mala and Mundakkai areas near Meppadi in Wayanad district of Kerala crossed 200 as the search and rescue operations gained momentum on Wednesday. Personnel of the Army, Defence Security Corps, National Disaster Response Force, and the Forest and Fire and Rescue Service picked through the debris strewn across the affected areas …

Death toll from Kerala landslides rises above 165 as rescuers race to find survivors
5 months, 1 week ago

Death toll from Kerala landslides rises above 165 as rescuers race to find survivors

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Soldiers and rescuers are facing a race against time to find survivors in the hills …

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