Thiruvananthapuram, July 31 (IANS) In the wake of the Wayanad landslide tragedy, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday said that contributions to the CM's Disaster Relief Fund are welcome and all those who can help should do so for a noble cause.
Wayanad (Kerala), July 31 (IANS) Rescue and relief operations continued on a war footing at the landslide-devastated areas of four villages in Kerala's Wayanad on Wednesday, with 94 more bodies recovered, taking the death toll to 245, in one of the worst disasters to hit the state, with 240 other people still missing, even as a war of words broke out between Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan over prior warning of the disaster.
Ahmedabad, July 31 (IANS) Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, on Wednesday, said he is deeply saddened at the tragic loss of lives in the devastation caused by landslides in Kerala's Wayanad, and announced a Rs 5 crore contribution to Kerala Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund.
Thiruvananthapuram, July 31 (IANS) Hours after Union Home Minister Amit Shah told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that the Centre had alerted the Kerala government on July 23, warning of possible danger in and around Wayanad, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan refuted the claim but sought to play down the issue, saying it was no time for a blame game.
Wayanad, July 31 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that the Centre had alerted the Kerala government on July 23 and had given a warning of a possible danger lurking in and around Wayanad.
Wayanad, July 31 (IANS) The death toll in the landslide-affected Kerala's Wayanad mounted to 176 on Wednesday even as the Army, Navy and Air Force were engaged in rescue operations and setting up infrastructure, including bridges.
Wayanad, July 31 (IANS) The death toll in the Wayanad landslide disaster on Wednesday mounted to 159 even as the rescue teams were searching for the missing people.
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.
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.
Thiruvananthapuram, July 30 (IANS) As the Wayanad landslide toll reached 84, Kerala Chief Secretary, Dr V Venu, in a statement said that taking into account the grave tragedy, the state will observe two days’ official mourning on Tuesday and Wednesday.
