"The village of Mundakkai, which has now been affected by the landslide, was identified as one of the 18 landslide prone places in the district disaster management plan. But the state government did not pay heed to it and now Kerala is paying the price because of the casual approach of the s
Russian President Vladimir Putin sent condolence messages to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu over landslides in Wayanad, Kerala, that took the lives of over a hundred people and injured many more.
After two massive landslides struck Wayanad, Kerala, on Tuesday morning, causing extensive destruction, rescue operations are being intensified, political leaders are engaged in discussions, and financial aid is being mobilized for the region.
The number of people who died in the landslides that struck the hilly areas of Meppadi in Wayanad district on Tuesday following incessant rainfall has gone up to 167, the Kerala Revenue Department said today.
Kerala BJP chief K Surendran has said that the huge tragedy in Wayanad caused by landslides could have been prevented and alleged that the Kerala government led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan "ignored the alerts" sent by the central government
After the devastating landslides that struck early Tuesday morning in Mundakkai and Chooralmala, Wayanad, officials have confirmed a death toll of 164.
In the wake of the devastating landslide in Kerala's Wayanad district, Union Minister George Kurien visited the affected area on Wednesday to assess the ongoing rescue operations.
"It is feared that by the time the rescue operation is over we will have lost more than 200 lives...Not everything in our country is politics," Tharoor said.
"This is not a time for blaming each other. We are currently confronting a disaster, and many people are left in desperate and destitute conditions. Act now to rescue those who can be saved and locate those who are buried. Push hard to restore the area and rebuild the lost village. Keepin
Standing in solidarity with Kerala during this difficult time post the Wayanad tragedy, Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani pledged a contribution of Rs 5 crore to the Kerala Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund.
Responding to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's claim that the State did not heed the timely weather warnings given to it CM Vijayan said it was not a time for blame game.