Kerala Rain

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday issued an 'orange' alert, warning of heavy rainfall in parts of Kerala's ecologically-fragile Wayanad district, where landslides triggered by heavy rain killed over 230 people on July 30.

The Kerala landslide underscores the importance of preserving human lives in the Western Ghats region amid the challenges of climate change.

US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden expressed condolences to India over the devastating landslides in Kerala's Wayanad that took the lives of over 300 people.

Braving rains and adverse terrain, 40 teams of rescuers resumed search operations in landslide-hit Wayanad district on the fourth day on Friday, officials said.

India is predicted to record above-normal rainfall in August and September, with a good chance of favourable La Nina conditions developing by the end of August, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday.

Over 290 people have been killed in landslides after heavy rain in Kerala's Wayanad since Tuesday and many people are missing while hundreds have either lost their houses or have been evacuated.

While floods in Assam and heavy rainfall-induced landslides in Kerala have drawn global attention, 25 per cent of the 36 meteorological subdivisions in India are still reeling from a rainfall deficit halfway through the monsoon season.

Jayan, a resident of the landslide-hit Chooralmala in Kerala, was fast asleep in his house on July 29 night. The calm and serene residential location in Wayanad's Chooralmala was reverberating with the thumping sounds of the torrential rains outside.

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.

Flattened buildings, mud-filled potholes and cracked land dotted with huge boulders-- these were the scenes at Mundakkai junction and nearby Chooralmala Town in Kerala's Wayanad on Wednesday.

Climate change, fragile terrain and loss of forest cover created the perfect recipe for the devastating landslides in Kerala's Wayanad district that claimed 123 lives, according to studies conducted over the years.

Over 150 people have died and about 186 others were injured after a series of landslides hit Kerala's Wayanad district amid heavy rain yesterday.

The India Meteorological Department on Tuesday issued a red alert for the mountain district of Wayanad -- which has been rocked by landslides triggered by incessant rains -- and all the northern districts of Kerala.

More than 50 people were killed after landslides swept through tea estates and homes in Kerala state on July 30. Heavy rains caused floods in capital New Delhi. Several rivers swelled up in Assam after seasonal monsoon rains.

At least 54 people have died after massive landslides hit the hilly areas in the Wayanad district in Kerala this morning.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday issued an 'orange' alert, warning of heavy rainfall in parts of Kerala's ecologically-fragile Wayanad district, where landslides triggered by heavy rain killed over 230 people on July 30.

The Kerala landslide underscores the importance of preserving human lives in the Western Ghats region amid the challenges of climate change.

US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden expressed condolences to India over the devastating landslides in Kerala's Wayanad that took the lives of over 300 people.

Braving rains and adverse terrain, 40 teams of rescuers resumed search operations in landslide-hit Wayanad district on the fourth day on Friday, officials said.

India is predicted to record above-normal rainfall in August and September, with a good chance of favourable La Nina conditions developing by the end of August, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday.

Over 290 people have been killed in landslides after heavy rain in Kerala's Wayanad since Tuesday and many people are missing while hundreds have either lost their houses or have been evacuated.

While floods in Assam and heavy rainfall-induced landslides in Kerala have drawn global attention, 25 per cent of the 36 meteorological subdivisions in India are still reeling from a rainfall deficit halfway through the monsoon season.

Jayan, a resident of the landslide-hit Chooralmala in Kerala, was fast asleep in his house on July 29 night. The calm and serene residential location in Wayanad's Chooralmala was reverberating with the thumping sounds of the torrential rains outside.

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.

Flattened buildings, mud-filled potholes and cracked land dotted with huge boulders-- these were the scenes at Mundakkai junction and nearby Chooralmala Town in Kerala's Wayanad on Wednesday.

Climate change, fragile terrain and loss of forest cover created the perfect recipe for the devastating landslides in Kerala's Wayanad district that claimed 123 lives, according to studies conducted over the years.

Over 150 people have died and about 186 others were injured after a series of landslides hit Kerala's Wayanad district amid heavy rain yesterday.

The India Meteorological Department on Tuesday issued a red alert for the mountain district of Wayanad -- which has been rocked by landslides triggered by incessant rains -- and all the northern districts of Kerala.

More than 50 people were killed after landslides swept through tea estates and homes in Kerala state on July 30. Heavy rains caused floods in capital New Delhi. Several rivers swelled up in Assam after seasonal monsoon rains.

At least 54 people have died after massive landslides hit the hilly areas in the Wayanad district in Kerala this morning.