Wayanad Mundakai Landslide: Wayanad Mundakai Landslide; 41 deaths confirmed; The demise toll might rise

Wayanad: Demise toll rises to 41 in landslide at Kalpatta Mundakai in Wayanad. Many individuals are misplaced. The demise toll is more likely to rise. Many homes have collapsed. One other accident occurred as we speak close to Puthumala, the place many individuals died through the floods of 2019. The Vellarmala faculty within the space was fully buried underneath the bottom. The surface world is aware of concerning the catastrophe by listening to folks’s cries for assist. Many lives have been underground earlier than they realized what had occurred.

Wayanad avalanche dwell updates

The primary landslide occurred on the location at 2am as we speak. Then at 4.10 am, one other landslide occurred. The landslide occurred in a spot the place Nepali natives dwell. Heavy rain continues within the space. Many individuals have died and plenty of are lacking. There have been steady landslides within the space. Many locations have been remoted attributable to landslides and mountain floods. It’s reported that many individuals have been injured and about 400 households have been left stranded. Many locations within the area, together with Meppadi, Mundakai and Churalmala, have been distant. Churalmala-Mundakai street washed away. Mundakai is near the location of the earlier Puthumala landslide catastrophe.

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The Chief Minister knowledgeable that two Air Pressure helicopters can be dispatched from Sulur at 7.30 am for rescue operations. 2 groups of Kannur Protection Safety Company have been requested to maneuver to Wayanad for landslide rescue operations. 16 persons are receiving therapy at a personal medical faculty in Meppadi.

A landslide additionally occurred in Wayanad Kunhom​​​​Cheruvayel. All hospitals together with Vaithiri, Kalpatta, Meppadi and Mananthavadi hospitals are prepared. On the evening itself, all of the well being employees had arrived for service. Extra groups of well being employees can be deployed in Wayanad.

• Initially printed: July 30, 2024, 10:56 am IST

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