Kerala landslide: Drone footage shows rescuers searching for survivors in Wayanad

Drone footage filmed on July 31 shows soldiers and rescuers working through slush and rocks under steady rain. A day after people were killed in monsoon landslides, rescuers looking for survivors and searching for bodies in the hills. Nearly 1,000 people had been rescued from the hillside villages in Wayanad district. Authorities said that 225 were still missing. Heavy rain led to landslides in Kerala. It was the worst disaster in the state since deadly floods in 2018. Experts said heavy rain in the area in last two weeks had softened the soil, and extremely heavy rainfall triggered the landslides.

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[shanavaskilimanoor]

ഉരുൾ പൊട്ടിയപ്പോൾ 😢ഇങ്ങനെ, , , നൂറ്റാണ്ടു പഴക്കം ചെന്ന മുല്ലപെരിയാർ, , , ഹോ ചിന്തിക്കാൻ വയ്യേ 😢

[aniketraj]

Very tragic incident 😢 pray for the people of kerala

[VengatRamanan]

do away with the plantations, and grow forests back...the plantations are not intrinsically good for the local economy or can align with local purposes

[RebeccaTurner-nyxx]

Deforestation for profit greatly raises the risk and consequences of landslides under heavy rain. Capitalism is the cause.

[faizanzubair]

Forest trees hold the soil together.. these plantations wont help

[EAGLEYES]

വളരെ നന്നയിരിക്കുന്നു. തെളിവ് ആയേറെ കാണാം പെറ്റി

[muktathakkar]

Rahul gandhi ne khatakhat paisa આપવાનો ટીમે છે દે ભાઈ લેખે લાગશે હજારો લોકો દુઃખી છે આશીર્વાદ આપશે

[Hanamantaray]

Waynad MP didn't raised a single waynad issues in last 5 years despite it is being the most fragile, landslide prone area. Elect a responsible MP not a high court convicted court.