Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent condolence messages to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu over landslides in Wayanad
"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
On the upcoming visit to Wayanad by Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi's visit to Wayanad, BJP MP Tejasvi Surya raised questions and said that Union Minister George Kurian has been on the ground for the past two to three days. He added that while Kurian's plane is able to land
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.
Tamil Nadu Congress President K Selvaperunthagai stated that the Tamil Nadu Congress is going to provide 1 crore as a relief fund for the Wayanad landslide disaster.