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The landslides happened at the top and then affected the lower valley areas where people were staying. Focus right now is to search the entire uphill area for stranded people and recover as many bodies [as possible],
MR Ajith Kumar, a state law and order official, told the Reuters news agency Events like landslides, they are part of these climate change-triggered heavy rainfall disasters,
Kartiki Negi of Indian environment think tank Climate Trends told the AFP news agency India will continue to see more and more of these kinds of impacts in the future,
Efforts to locate missing persons continue with all available resources,
Due to incessant rains and adverse weather conditions we have been informed by authorities that we will not be able to land,
The deceased persons might be sitting or lying down when the tragedy struck them in the wee hours of Tuesday,
The state government is in regular communication with the Kerala government in view of the massive landslide where many lives were affected in Wayanad. As per the information received from the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority, two rescued Odia people are under treatment while two others are still missing."
The chief minister's office, in a X post, said There are hundreds of people living at Mundakayil where I have been living for the past 24 years and I am deeply saddened as in this hospital, there is no one from my area where I live,
said a deeply upset Kunjumohammed, lamenting that he has lost his house and It’s a tragedy which one cannot ever think about. Just imagine these people, including children, went to sleep last night and the tragedy struck. Many were swept away by nature’s fury. In Malappuram district, 16 bodies were found floating in the Chaliyar river. Dismembered body parts have also been taken out from the river. A team led by a Lt Colonel has helped people trapped in the Mundakayil market area were rescued using a ropeway which the Army set up,
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said I have no idea of my sister and three children of hers. Till last night we were all together and now I have no clue where they are."
The first landslide occurred at 2 a.m. and then at 4.10 a.m. The road connecting Mundakayil to Churalpara has been washed away. The river which was flowing in the affected area has branched out and it now flows in two directions,
He was caught in the landslide, and he is no more,
The landslide in Wayanad is a heart-wrenching disaster. There was extremely heavy rainfall. An entire area has been wiped out. We have recovered 93 bodies so far, but the numbers may change. There are 128 people receiving treatment for injuries. Many who went to sleep last night have been swept away,
Vijayan told a press conference Extreme rains are projected to intensify across India and over the Western Ghats from Kerala to Maharashtra,
according to Roxy Mathew Koll, a climate scientist at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology in Pune The number of extremely heavy rainfall days have increased,
Kartiki Negi of Indian environment think tank Climate Trends told AFP We need to monitor rainfall data in these hotspots and prepare early warning systems targeted at hazard-prone areas,
Koll was quoted as saying by Bloomberg Many people are still trapped under the debris. We have opened 45 relief camps in Wayanad and a total of 118 camps across the state, accommodating 5,531 people. The fire force, NDRF, and police are working together. Various divisions of the Army and Navy are coordinating the rescue operations,
More assistance is needed to rebuild the region. I urge everyone to contribute to the Chief Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund (CMDRF) and provide support. Those who can should make donations. The arrival of unnecessary vehicles is causing significant blockages and must be strictly avoided. Everyone must be prepared to cooperate,
Upon learning of the disaster, both the Prime Minister and Rahul Gandhi, along with various party leaders, have offered their assistance. They have assured us that we will work together to address this crisis,
Two sisters and a son have been rescued from the debris, but one sister’s husband, two kids, and father are still missing,