Kerala
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Wayanad Collector asks people living in landslide-prone areas to shift to safer places
Wayanad: As rains continued to lash various parts of Wayanad, the authorities on Wednesday directed people living in landslide-prone areas of the hill district to move to safer places at the earliest.…
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Right-wing social media handlers mock Wayanad landslide
As Kerala grapples with the devastation created by the biggest landslide in the state in recent times, with hundreds of lives lost and thousands displaced, hate comments from right-wing social media handles…
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Kerala CM debunks Amit Shah’s claim on landslide warning
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan termed on Wednesday, July 31, “baseless” Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s claim that the state government did not heed the Centre’s warning regarding a possible natural…
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LoP Rahul, Priyanka to visit Wayanad on August 1 to meet landslide-hit families
New Delhi: The Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi will visit Wayanad on Thursday, to take first-hand account of the devastation caused by landslides in many regions…
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Dalai Lama expresses sadness over Wayanad tragedy in letter to Kerala CM
Dharamshala: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama expressed sadness on Wednesday, July 31, over the devastation caused by massive landslides in Wayanad in Kerala. According to authorities, 158 people have died and…
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Wayanad landslides: Kerala CM rejects Amit Shah’s ‘calamity warning’ remark
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday termed as “baseless” Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s claim that the state government did not heed the Centre’s warning regarding a possible natural calamity…
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Kerala landslides: CM Vijayan urges people to come together like in 2018
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday put out an appeal while speaking of the trail of destruction and despair left behind by the landslides in Wayanad district that killed 93…
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Army dogs that can sniff out life from under mud to be deployed in Wayanad
Thiruvananthapuram: Expertly-trained dogs from the Army’s elite canine unit of breeds such as Belgian Malinois, Labradors, and German Shepherds, which can smell human remains and even the faintest of breath buried deep…
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Wayanad landslide: Survivors recount harrowing experiences
Wayanad: As intense rescue efforts continue to save those trapped by the devastating landslide that hit the hilly Wayanad district of Kerala, survivors recount the harrowing experiences of their narrow escape just…
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Landslide hits high range areas of Kerala’s Kozhikode
Kozhikode: A man went missing, several houses were damaged and bridge and roads washed away following a landslide reported in Vilangadu and Malayangadu areas in the high ranges of northern Kozhikode district…
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PM Modi announces Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia for Wayanad landslide victims
As the death toll rises in Wayanad devastated by landslides due to heavy downpours, the Centre announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister National Relief Fund (PMNRF) on…
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Wayanad landslides: Death toll 176; army intensifies search for missing
Wayanad: A day after the massive landslides struck Kerala’s Wayanad, desperate scenes were witnessed with the rescue teams reaching the destroyed houses and frantically searching for missing people, even as the death…
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Wayanad landslide: Death toll rises to 23, rescue operations ongoing
Wayanad: The toll rose to 23 in the landslides that hit Kerala’s hilly Wayanad district on Tuesday, according to state Health Minister Veena George. George, speaking to reporters, said 23 bodies have…
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Wayanad landslides: NDRF teams, Army choppers rush to Wayanad
Thiruvananthapuram: Multiple NDRF teams, two helicopters and other rescue efforts are on their way to Mundakkai, which has been totally cut off by devastating landslides that hit Kerala’s hilly Wayanad district, the…
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Toll in Wayanad landslides rises to eight: District authorities
Wayanad: The toll in the landslides that hit Kerala’s hilly Wayanad district on Tuesday rose to eight, including three children, authorities said. Of those killed, four people, including a child, died in…
