LIVE: Second Day Of Rescue Ops After Devastating Landslides, 143 Dead
As many as 143 people have died and over hundred more injured after three devastating landslides hit Kerala's Wayanad district amid heavy rain.
As many as 143 people have died and nearly 200 have been injured after three devastating landslides hit Kerala's Wayanad district amid heavy rain. Multiple agencies, including NDRF, have joined the rescue ops in the hilly areas near Meppadi. The landslides destroyed several houses, uprooted trees and made water bodies swell, hampering the rescue work. As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), "Heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at isolated places in Kerala on July 31 and August 1."'
The weather department has predicted heavy rainfall for August 2.
Here are the updates on the Wayanad landslides:
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