Wayanad landslides LIVE updates: CM Pinarayi Vijayan refutes Amit Shah’s claim that calamity warning was given earlier.

Wayanad landslides LIVE updates: CM Pinarayi Vijayan refutes Amit Shah’s claim that calamity warning was given earlier.

Union Minister says ₹145 crore disbursed for Kerala; CM Vijayan said that over 200 people were admitted to hospitals and 5,592 people were rescued from the landslides-ravaged areas of the high-range district
Indian Air Force personnel conduct search and rescue operation following landslides triggered by heavy rain in the hilly areas of Wayanad district on July 31, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI

District authorities in Kerala’s landslide-struck Wayanad on July 31 started collecting data to determine the number of people missing following the massive tragedy, as rescue operations resumed to trace persons suspected to be trapped. Helicopters will be used to airlift injured persons from the affected areas. 

Members of several families have reported that their loved ones remain untraced. In Wayanad, 45 relief camps have been established, accommodating 3,069 people. Meanwhile, various rescue agencies resumed their operations early in the morning to trace people suspected to be trapped in the tragedy, which has killed at least 150 people and left 197 injured.

The Kerala Government has declared a state of mourning on July 30 and 31. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced an ex gratia payment of ₹2 lakh for the next of kin of the deceased and ₹50,000 as compensation for the injured. The Kerala Government has opened two control rooms to attend to distress calls from citizens ( 9656938689 and 8086010833). 


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