Wayanad landslide LIVE | 125 dead, many feared trapped under debris; rescue underway

Update: 2024-07-30 01:40 GMT
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2024-07-30 03:39 GMT

According to WIMS Medical College, 48 people are under treatment and 4 bodies have been brought here so far: Medical Officer

2024-07-30 03:32 GMT

NDRF teams rush to Wayanad

More batches of NDRF teams are reaching Wayanad.

2024-07-30 03:31 GMT

Army, helicopters pressed in for service

Such is the magnitude that helicopters have been pressed in for rescue operations. According to reports, Army is constructing a makeshift bridge to reach the site, where the landslide struck. 

2024-07-30 03:14 GMT

Rahul Gandhi, Wayanad ex-MP, speaks to CM PInarayi Vijayan



2024-07-30 03:11 GMT

Five ministers deputed to oversee rescue operations

At least five ministers have been deputed to oversee rescue operations.

Forest Minister A K Saseendran has reached the site. Minister Ramachandran Kadannappally will arrive shortly. The ministers of Revenue, Public Works, and SC/ST departments will reach Wayanad from Thiruvananthapuram by air.

2024-07-30 03:06 GMT

KSRTC buses suspend operations

All KSRTC (govt-run buses) services to Wayanad have been halted, local media reports say.

2024-07-30 03:04 GMT

Rescue operation in full swing

Fire and Rescue, Civil Defense, NDRF, and the local emergency response team, comprising 250 members, are engaged in rescue operations at Churamalai in Wayanad. Additional NDRF teams have been instructed to arrive at the scene shortly.

2024-07-30 03:04 GMT

Control rooms opened in Wayanad

The Wayanad district administration has opened control rooms. Contact numbers: 9656938689, 8086010833

2024-07-30 02:48 GMT

Over 100 people stranded in Tree Valley Estate, Mundakkai

More than 100 people are stranded in Tree Valley Estate Mundakkai, says the resort manager. Many of them are injured.

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