Wayanad Landslide: With hundreds still injured and trapped, the detah toll in the series of landslides in Kerela’s Wayanad climbed to 143. The efforts to rescue and locate the missing persons are still underway with all available resources.
According to the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA), members of the fire and rescue, civil defense, NDRF, and local emergency response teams are involved in the rescue operations. Around 200 Indian Army personnel from DSC Centre Kannur and 122 TA Battalion from Kozhikode are also at the site. Along with this, two Air Force helicopters, a Mi-17 and an ALH, are also coordinating the rescue operations.
Given the intensity of Wayanad landslide disaster and incessant rainfall, all educational institutions will remain closed on Wednesday, July 31. A holiday has also been declared in 11 districts – Kasaragod, Kannur, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrissur, Idukki, Ernakulam, Alappuzha and Pathanamthitta, reported Onmanorama.
India Meteorological Department has issued a rainfall warning, an orange alert for Kerela on July 31 to AUgust 1,2024.
Earlier on July 30, the Kerala government has declared official mourning in the state on Tuesday and Wednesday after 84 people lost their lives in a landslide incident in Wayanad.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced a statewide mourning for two days- today and tomorrow after at least 70 people lost their lives in a landslide incident in Wayanad.
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