Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday urged the Centre to extend all possible help to the people of Wayanad in the aftermath of massive landslides that killed 158 people and injured many others
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu sends a message of condolence to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over landslides in Wayanad District, Kerala State, that took the lives of over a hundred people and injured many more.
The doctor and his wife, together with another doctor couple, were on vacation when the when the area was hit by landslides. Two other doctors have been rescued and undergoing treatment while a third doctor is still missing.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that Kerala government could have minimized the losses in Wayanad if they became alert after Central government's warning about potential landslides and the risk to people's lives.
West Bengal Governor CV Anand Bose said on Wednesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is fully committed to providing all necessary support for the rescue and relief operations in the Wayanad tragedy.
Congress MP KC Venugopal said on Wednesday that there is a need for maximum support from the Central Government, State Government, and all other state governments to effectively address the tragedy in Wayanad.
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 158, the Kerala Revenue Department said today.
The bodies of 75 victims have been identified so far, according to a compilation of official data from the Kerala Revenue Department taking into account data of hospitals in the area. It said that postmortem procedures of 123 dead bodies have been completed and of these bodies of 62 victi
The Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) meeting in Parliament concluded with a moment of silence for the victims of the Wayanad landslide and the three UPSC aspirants who lost their lives due to flooding in Delhi.
The Commandant of the Para Regimental Training, Brigadier Arjun Seagan, said that 500 to 600 personnel from the NDRF, army, state police, forest officials, and volunteers have been carrying out the rescue operations on Wednesday.
Congress National President and Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday described the loss of lives in Kerala due to landslides as an "unfortunate incident" and a "national disaster".