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"For All The Trolls...": Shashi Tharoor On "Memorable" Row After Wayanad Visit

Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Sunday August 04, 2024, New Delhi

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has responded to the social media backlash over his tweet describing a visit to landslide-hit Wayanad as "memorable". Memorable, he has said, means something likely to be remembered because it is "unforgettable".

How Landslide-Hit Wayanad Finds Voice Through Ham Radio

Press Trust of India | Saturday August 03, 2024, Wayanad (Kerala)

As the devastating landslides ravaged a hilly area of Wayanad, leaving a trail of destruction and chaos in their wake, a group of ham radio enthusiasts rose to the challenge, establishing a critical communication network.

Wayanad Landslides: Rescue Operations Enter 5th Day, 215 Bodies Recovered

Press Trust of India | Saturday August 03, 2024, Wayanad, Kerala

As rescue operations in the landslide-hit areas of this north Kerala district entered fifth day, rescuers unearthed more bodies and body parts, taking the death count to 215, with around 206 people still reported missing.

"Leave Now": Class 8 Kerala Student's Story About Landslides Turns Real

Edited by Shatabdi Chowdhury | Friday August 02, 2024, New Delhi

A story written by a schoolgirl in Kerala allegedly premonitioned the massive landslides in Kerala's Wayanad that killed nearly 300 people and injured more than 200.

Ground Report: How Army Built Bridge Within 24 Hours For Wayanad Rescue

Edited by Debanish Achom | Friday August 02, 2024, New Delhi

The Madras Engineering Group of the Indian Army completed the construction of a 190-feet-long Bailey bridge that will help connect the worst-affected areas of Mundakkai and Chooralmala in Kerala's Wayanad district.

"Feel What I Felt When My Father Died": Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka In Landslide-Hit Wayanad

NDTV News Desk | Thursday August 01, 2024, New Delhi

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday visited Kerala's Wayanad - Mr Gandhi's Lok Sabha constituency - and offered messages of support to people there struggling to recover from devastating landslides.

"We Haven't Even Reached...": Kerala Governor's Grim Warning On Wayanad

Reported by Marya Shakil, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Thursday August 01, 2024

The extent of devastation caused by landslides in Kerala's Wayanad is not known yet, as rescue teams have not even reached the settlement first struck by the landslides, Governor Arif Mohammed Khan told NDTV as the death count crossed 200

No Red Alert Issued By Centre For Landslides: Kerala Minister To NDTV

Edited by Samiran Mishra | Thursday August 01, 2024, New Delhi

In a rebuttal to Home Minister Amit Shah's statements in Parliament, Kerala Health Minister Veena George told NDTV that no red alert for landslides was issued by the Centre.

Death Count In Kerala Landslides Rises To 167, 191 Still Missing

Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 31, 2024, Wayanad, Kerala

The death count in the devastating landslides in Kerala's Wayanad district rose to 167 on Wednesday, while 191 were missing even as the rescue teams intensified efforts to find survivors trapped under the debris on the second day of the search operat

"Remote Sensing Not Enough...": Shashi Tharoor On Predicting Landslides

NDTV News Desk | Wednesday July 31, 2024, New Delhi

The landslides in Kerala's Wayanad - which have killed at least 150 people - underline the importance of developing technology to predict such ecological disasters and give authorities time to evacuate people, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor told NDTV.

Red Alert Came Hours After Wayanad Tragedy, Says Pinarayi Vijayan

NDTV News Desk | Wednesday July 31, 2024, Thiruvananthapuram

Union Home Minister Amit Shah's comment that Kerala was sent a red alert about heavy rains and landslide, has been negated by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who indicated that it was a case of too little too late.

Gautam Adani Announces Rs 5 Crore Financial Aid For Landslide-Hit Kerala

Asian News International | Wednesday July 31, 2024, New Delhi

Gautam Adani, Chairman and founder of the Adani group of companies on Wednesday expressed his condolences for the lives lost in the Wayanad landslide and said that he will provide financial assistance of Rs 5 crore to support relief efforts in Kerala

Army Forms Human Bridge To Rescue People From Landslide-Hit Wayanad

Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 31, 2024, Wayanad

The Indian Army personnel on Wednesday carried out a daring rescue mission, saving 19 civilians stranded in the Ela Resort and Vana Rani Resort, located beyond landslide-hit Mundakkai village in Kerala's Wayanad district.

How Portable Bridge Developed During World War 2 Is Aiding Wayanad Rescue

Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Wednesday July 31, 2024, New Delhi

Portable bridges, the kind of which was first used during the Second World War, are being used to rescue people from areas cut off in the wake of the landslides in Kerala's Wayanad.

Kerala Health Minister Meets With Accident En Route To Wayanad

Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 31, 2024, Malappuram(Kerala)

Kerala Health Minister Veena George was involved in an accident near Manjeri here on Wednesday morning while she was travelling to the landslide-hit Wayanad district to coordinate the rescue operations there.