Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Tuesday that all kinds of humanitarian assistance are being provided for rescue and relief operations in Wayanad district of Kerala, which has been rocked by landslides caused by heavy rains.
Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said that more than 250 people have been evacuated to a safer location and 300 personnel have been deployed for the rescue operations after a landslide hit the Meppadi area of Kerala's Wayanad on Tuesday.
The Kerala Revenue Minister's office informed that the death toll has increased to 84 in the Wayanad landslide incident and a total of 116 injuries have been reported so far.
The death toll has risen to 84 and around 116 injuries have been reported in the landslides that hit the Meppadi area of Kerala's Wayanad, the Kerala Revenue Minister's office said on Tuesday.
Kerala Chief Secretary V Venu said that over 80 bodies were recovered as rescue operations continued in the landslide-hit regions in Kerala's Wayanad on Tuesday.
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.
Army and Air Force have also been mobilied for the rescue operations in the area, that have been hampered as a main bridge has collapsed in the town of Chooralmala. The Kerala Chief Minister's Office said that police drones and a dog squad will be deployed for search and rescue efforts as
Minister Rajesh said that 250 people have been rescued so far and were shifted to temporary shelters. He added that rescue operations are undertaken on war-footing.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge urged the central and state governments to expedite relief and rescue operations after landslides in Kerala's Wayanad claimed 24 lives on Tuesday.
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.