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A loud sound shook Palraj and Koodammal, tea plantation workers in their forties stood waiting for a bus a few metres away from the Meenakshi bridge at Kalladi in Wayanad, Kerala, on the rainy morning of July 7. Clasping Koodammal’s arm, he started running A perfect storm: On the Wayanad debris slip “The sound had…
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Detailed probe will be conducted to ascertain reason behind debris slip: CM Satheesan Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan has said the government will carry out a detailed examination to know the reasons behind the Wayanad debris slip. He said it would also be examined whether the directives issued by the Central government while giving environment clearance…
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From Kerala to Indonesia, and from Syria to the FIFA World Cup, in this episode, we look at the deadly debris slip in Kerala, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Indonesia, explosions in Syria during French President Emmanuel Macron’s trip, the Gujarat High Court’s ruling on the 2008 Ahmedabad blasts case, and more. Source link
Although disasters continue to strike Kerala, particularly Wayanad, during the monsoon season, the State and Central government agencies appear to have learnt little from past incidents. | Photo Credit: PTI Two years after the catastrophic landslides in Wayanad that claimed around 300 lives, accurate weather forecasting continues to remain elusive. The weather conditions in Wayanad…
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A major debris slip occurred at Kalladi near Meppadi in Wayanad after torrential monsoon rain triggered a large earth slip near the entrance of the under-construction Anakkampoyil-Kalladi-Meppadi tunnel road project linking Kozhikode and Wayanad on Tuesday (July 7, 2026). The incident occurred near Meenakshi Bridge at Kalladi, where work on the tunnel road project connecting…
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Rescue efforts are being severely hampered by heavy rain and thick mud, which are complicating the use of earth-moving equipment. Photo: X/ANI At least one reported dead, seven are missing, and seven are hospitalised at Kalladi near Meppadi in Wayanad following a massive mudslide triggered by torrential monsoon rains near the entrance of the under-construction…
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Parliament Winter Session LIVE: Day 2 of the Parliament Winter Session will begin at 11 am. Day 2 of the Parliament Winter Session will begin at 11 am, with discussions on the Waqf bill, Wayanad landslide and Sambhal violence likely to remain in focus. The winter session of the parliament began on November 25 but…
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All India Football Federation (AIFF) President Kalyan Chaubey. | Photo Credit: ANI The All India Football Federation (AIFF) will be organising two charity football matches to raise funds for relief work in Kerala and Himachal Pradesh, which have been devastated by natural disasters. The AIFF is trying to schedule its first benefit match in Manjeri…
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The study said about 59 per cent of total landslides in Kerala have occurred in plantation areas. New Delhi: The deadly landslides in Kerala’s ecologically fragile Wayanad district were triggered by a heavy burst of rainfall, made 10 per cent heavier by climate change, according to a new rapid attribution study by a global team…
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At least 226 people died and many remain unaccounted for after Wayanad landslides Wayanad (Kerala): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday carried out an aerial survey of disaster-hit areas of this north Kerala district where landslides claimed hundreds of lives. PM Modi conducted aerial survey of the landslide-ravaged Chooralmala, Mundakkai, and Punchirimattom hamlets aboard an…
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