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Thursday, Jun 19, 2025
Adverse weather conditions due to incessant rain pose challenges in the area.
The 1984 landslide in Mundakkai claimed 14 lives; debris flowed for 1.5 km; bodies recovered from Chaliyar
The army choppers were able to drop food and water by 10:45 am to most of the stranded residents as well as the volunteers.
Heavy engineering equipment are being airlifted and disaster relief teams have been dispatched by the Indian Coast Guard to Wayanad for helping in the rescue operations.
Alert sounded for Kurumbalakotta, Lakkidy, Manikkunnumala, Muttil, Kolpara Colony, Kappikkalam, Sugandhagiri and Pozhuthana.
On July 30, the picturesque Chooralmala was disfigured by boulders, ravaging the 2km road leading to its school, crushing cars, and razing around 80 houses on either sides.
According to reports, Vilangad in the Vanimal grama panchayat has been rocked by 11 landslides in two days.
Two days before the landslide, Hume Centre for Ecology and Wildlife Biology warned of possible landslides in seven regions, including Mundakkai, Punchirimattam and Chooralmala.
He was speaking after visiting a collection centre opened at Regional Sports Centre, Kadavanthra to collect the materials for the people affected by the landslides.
Industrialists M A Yusuff Ali, T S Kalyanaraman and Ravi Pillai have agreed to donate Rs 5 crore.
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.jpg?w=315&h=164 "Wayanad landslide relief: Yusuff Ali, Adani Port, Dalai Lama Trust among CMDRF donors")
