Wayanad Landslide - Number of dead rises to 256, over 200 missing
Wayanad saw three landslides on tuesday as a result of intense rain. The district's villages of Mundakkai, Chooralmala, Attamala, and Noolpuzha suffered the worst damage from the landslides.
According to PTI, the army established a Command and Control Centre in kozhikode to coordinate actions related to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, or HADR. "At least 1,500 army personnel have been deployed for the rescue operation," stated the health Minister. We have forensic surgeons on the scene."
• According to an army post on X, the engineer Task Force from the madras engineer Group is building a temporary Bailey bridge at Chooralmala.
• To assist with the search efforts, an indian Air Force aircraft has landed in Kannur with three search and rescue dog teams and an additional set of a 110-foot Bailey bridge.
• kerala Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan will preside over an all-party gathering on thursday in Wayanad.
• As the district experiences ongoing heavy rains, an NDRF employee was cited by ANI as stating that there was a possibility of another landslip. There are now two helpline lines available: 9656938689 and 8086010833.
• wayanad and a number of other districts are expected to have further rain over the next several days, according to the indian Meteorological Department. For the districts of Idukki, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, kozhikode, Kannur, and Kasargod, a red alert for heavy rain has been issued.