According to the office of the State Revenue Minister K Rajan, at least 63 people were dead and a total of 116 people are reported to be injured in the landslides that hit the district in the early hours today.
The death toll has risen to 63 and around 116 people were injured in the landslides that hit the Meppadi area of Kerala's Wayanad, the Kerala Revenue Minister's office said on Tuesday.
Union Minister JP Nadda on Tuesday expressed condolences for the lives lost in landslides in Kerala's Wayanad and wished a speedy recovery for those injured in the mishap.
At least 44 people were killed and around 70 were injured following a series of massive landslides that struck Meppadi in the state's Wayanad in the early hours of July 30.
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Tuesday condoled the loss of lives in the Howrah-Mumbai train accident near Jharkhand's Chakradharpur and wished a speedy recovery for those who sustained injuries in the mishap.
The NDRF is conducting search and rescue operations on a war footing. The second team is on its way to further strengthen the response operation. My condolences to the families of the deceased and prayers for the speedy recovery of the injured, Shah said.
"We are trying every possible thing to rescue our people. We have received 24 bodies in different hospitals. Around 70 people are also injured. We have ensured proper treatment of the injured," Geroge told reporters here today.
As many as six people were injured after several coaches of the Howrah-CSMT Express derailed near Chakradharpur in Jharkhand on Tuesday morning, officials said.