[ad_1] Barely two weeks before the devastating Wayanad landslide, a series of landslide incidents happened 300 km south in Munnar in Kerala’s Idukki district. Their scale was much lower but another reason these didn’t cause much damage was because they were predicted — allowing for pre-emptive action, including evacuation of at-risk populations. This response by […]
Landslides hamper Bengaluru-Mangaluru road connectivity; flood threat looms over parts of Karnataka | Bangalore News
[ad_1] Heavy rain continued in Karnataka on Wednesday even as flood threats loomed over parts of the state. The situation could worsen, especially in areas along the river banks, with an orange alert issued by the India Meteorological Department for the coastal, Malnad, and south interior Karnataka districts till Friday. A landslide along the Shiradi […]
Everything buried in mud, this Wayanad village turned into a ghost town overnight | India News
[ad_1] Almost all houses and shops at Chooralmala village were buried in mud and debris. Mangled cars and two-wheelers lay scattered. The village was one of the worst hit by the landslides that wreaked havoc in the hilly areas of Meppadi Panchayat in Kerala’s Wayanad district in the early hours of Tuesday. By daybreak, the […]