Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the landslide affected areas in Wayanad, Kerala on August 10. Prime Minister Modi will conduct an aerial survey of the devastation and disaster caused by this horrific accident. Let us tell you that due to natural disaster like landslide in Kerala, more than 300 people had lost their lives. On July 30, 2024, heavy rainfall caused a landslide in Wayanad district of Kerala. It has come to light that the death toll in the Wayanad landslide has increased further. 226 more bodies were recovered. 403 body parts have been found in the search operation.
Search operation will not run on Saturday
Let us tell you that due to strict restrictions in the district due to the visit of the Prime Minister, no search operation will be conducted in disaster affected areas like Mundakai and Churalmala on Saturday. District Collector D.R. Meghashri has given this information. Volunteers and other people involved in the search are not allowed to enter the disaster areas. The District Collector also announced that the search operation would be resumed on Sunday.
This is the fixed schedule of PM Modi’s visit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit landslide-hit Wayanad on August 10 and meet the disaster affected. A source said that the Prime Minister will reach Kannur by a special plane. From there he will conduct aerial survey of landslide affected areas by helicopter. After this he will visit some relief camps, where currently more than 10,000 people are taking shelter.
Rahul Gandhi said, thank you
Former Congress MP from Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi has reacted to PM Modi’s visit to Wayanad. He said, ‘Thank you, Modi ji, for coming to Wayanad to personally take stock of the terrible tragedy. This is a good decision. I am confident that once the Prime Minister sees the extent of the devastation firsthand, he will declare it a national disaster.
How did the tragedy happen in Wayanad?
The epicenter of the disaster in Wayanad is the Iruvazhinzhi river, which is at an altitude of about 1800 meters and flows through the three affected villages – Mudakkai, Churalamala and Attamala in Vyathri taluka. After this it joins the Chaliyar river. After the rain, the water level of the river increased and its water currents became faster. Officials say that Vythri received about 57 cm of rain in 48 hours, after which Iruvazhinjhi overflowed and caused landslides.
Debris from the landslide fell into the river and formed a wall of debris. After this the villages upstream were submerged. Heavy rain water flowing into the river from the hills above and the steep slopes became the cause of the disaster. Remote sensing data shows that Mundakkai, the first village on the course of the river, now leveled and destroyed, is located at an altitude of about 950 metres. It is approximately 3 kilometers away from the center.