Wayanad landslide: Death toll reaches 153, search for missing continues

IANS | July 31, 2024 9:03 AM

Kozhikode, July 31 (IANS) A day after the massive landslides struck Kerala's Wayanad, desperate scenes were witnessed with the rescue teams reaching the destroyed houses and frantically searching for missing people, even as the death toll on Wednesday reached 153, with 98 still missing.

Wayanad landslides toll reaches 120, 98 missing, rescue operations continue (Roundup)

IANS | July 30, 2024 9:12 PM

Kozhikode, July 30 (IANS) Kerala experienced its "worst-ever" natural disaster in the hilly Wayanad district early on Tuesday as a series of devastating landslides, amid heavy rain, left at least 120 people dead, 98 others reported missing while around 160 people were being treated in a few hospitals in the affected district even as rescue operations continue to locate the missing and evacuate those marooned, officials said.

Kerala CM seeks Army's help in Wayanad, death toll reaches 44

IANS | July 30, 2024 11:46 AM

Kozhikode, July 30 (IANS) With the death toll in the massive landslides at Churalpara in Kerala's Wayanad on Tuesday rising to 44 and hundreds of people stranded, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday sought help from the Indian Army's Bengaluru-headquartered Madras Engineering Group.