After heavy rains in the middle of the night, several landslides swept across the hillsides in Wayanad, a picturesque small town in northern Kerala. The area was left covered in debris. Hundreds more people were injured and nearly 300 bodies have been found by rescue teams.
Since hundreds of people are stuck in the debris and are unable to be reached by rescue teams despite the rain continuing through Tuesday morning, it is suspected that the death toll will rise. There’s a fear that hundreds more people may be under the rubble, increasing the death toll.
Kerala’s state government acted quickly, and the nearby states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu hurried to assist their neighbours and announced financial support. According to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the families of the deceased will receive Rs. 2 lakh. Security forces and Disaster Response Teams from Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka were called to assist with rescue efforts.
Nestled in the Western Ghats, a long range of hills that runs parallel to the peninsula’s western coast from south to north, lies Wayanad, a sensitive ecological zone. Ecologists have cautioned the area’s delicate ecology. The Wayanad towns have been marketed as tourist attractions by the state government.
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