Live updates on the Wayanad Landslide: Rescue attempts have been hampered by persistent rain and damage to the main bridge in Chooralmala.
Huge landslides that struck the mountainous areas surrounding Meppadi in Kerala’s Wayanad district on Tuesday morning resulted in at least 50 deaths and several missing persons. Teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) have been dispatched to the impacted area, where hundreds of people may be stranded. Two teams from the Kannur Defence Security Corps and an extra NDRF squad are en route to offer assistance.
Rescue efforts have been hampered by the heavy rain. In Malappuram, at least 15 dead have been found in the Chaliyar River; it is believed that many more have been carried away. More dead are being pulled out of the river by fishermen, according to the police. In the meantime, the wreckage in Mundakkai has buried a number of homes, businesses, and cars. Rescue attempts have been made more difficult by the loss of a bridge to the location. The army will be called upon to help construct a temporary bridge, transport people by helicopter, and make the required preparations at the catastrophe site, as Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has promised.
“My thoughts are with all those who have lost their loved ones, and my prayers are with the injured,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in response to the landslide. He gave his word that the federal government will address the problem by offering all available support. catastrophe. He also announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs. 50,000 for those injured and Rs. 2 lakh from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) for each deceased person’s next of kin. Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition and a former Wayanad MP, also expressed his deepest sympathies to the relatives of the deceased and stated, “I hope those still trapped are brought to safety soon.” I’ve asked them to make sure all agencies are coordinated, put up a control room, and inform us of any assistance needed for the relief efforts.”
