PM Modi speaks with Kerala CM, announces ex-gratia
The district authorities have said that the death toll in the massive landslides at Churalpara in Kerala’s Wayanad on Tuesday reached 41. The landslides were reported to have occurred at around 2 a.m.
The Air Force is joining the rescue mission.
Due to the inclement weather, two helicopters were unable to land in the affected landslide areas and are now waiting at Kozhikode.
The local people and a team of professional rescue operators were engaged in locating people in the area which has been ripped into two, with around 400 families being isolated.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday and assured him of all possible Central assistance following massive landslides in Wayanad district.
PM Modi announced ex-gratia of Rs.2 lakh from PMNRF for the next of kin of each deceased in the landslides in parts of Wayanad. The injured would be given Rs.50,000, said the Prime Minister’s Office in a post on X.
State Health Minister Veena George said all the available health officials in and around the district are being asked to join the operations as there are reports of several getting injured.
“We have started to ensure that all medical supplies are being transported to the affected areas and in the hospitals in the area. Medical teams from Kannur and Kozhikode will be reaching out to speed up treatment of the injured people. At the moment 70 injured are being treated at a few hospitals in Wayanad,” said Minister George.
Earlier, Kerala Chief Secretary V Venu told local media, “Around 2 a.m., landslides took place at least two to three times. At this point, few affected areas are cut off. The weather is also adverse for NDRF teams to go to some of these affected areas. Everyone is on alert. We will carry out the rescue in a coordinated manner. We are still ascertaining about how many people are trapped. All options, including airlifting people, are being looked into to ensure rescue work is carried out.”
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Waynard gave political space to Pappu & has to reap its riches.
Deeply sorrowed by the unexpected nature anger on the local natives, while Pappu was lucky to have escaped i.e. Pappu should have lived with his voters = Nature should have known that Pappu is in parliament & waited for right movement to show its anger.