Two massive landslides struck Mundakkai and Chooralmala in Wayanad in the early hours of July 30, causing extensive destruction, loss of lives, and injury to hundreds, as per the Kerala Revenue Department.
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday headed to Wayanad to take stock of the situation of the constituency, which has been rocked by massive landslides leading to 167 deaths.
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.
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
As many as 108 people lost their lives and 128 individuals were injured after massive landslides hit the hilly areas of Kerala's Wayanad earlier on Tuesday.
Hours after massive landslide hit Kerala's Wayanad and Kozhikode Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has left for Kozhikode by Indian Air Force aircraft, and later on Wednesday morning he will visit severely affected Wayanad.
In a significant legal development, the Enforcement Directorate Special Court on Tuesday found former DSP Jagdish Singh Bhola and 17 others guilty in a massive drug trafficking case worth approximately Rs 6,000 crore.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Tuesday that 93 bodies have been recovered and 128 people have been injured after massive landslides hit hilly areas near Meppadi in Kerala's Wayanad district.
Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Tuesday visited the Health Department Directorate and assessed the ongoing arrangements following massive landslides that struck the Meppadi area in Wayanad.
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.
One team of the National Disaster Response Force's arrived at the Wayanad landslide site on Tuesday following a series of massive landslides that struck the hilly areas of Meppadi in the state's Wayanad in the early hours of July 30. Three more teams are on the way, informed NDRF DG Piyush A