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The 2024 Wayanad landslides were a series of landslides that occurred in Punjirimattom, Mundakkai, Chooralmala, and Vellarimala villages in Meppadi panchayat, Vythiri taluk [5] in Wayanad district, Kerala, India in the early hours of 30 July 2024. The landslides were caused by heavy rains that caused hillsides to collapse, destroying the areas ...
Landslides occurred nine times. 13 houses were completely destroyed and many houses were partially destroyed or flooded. The accident occurred around 5.45 pm when debris including stones and soil fell down. According to a preliminary report by a team from the Geological Survey of India, the landslide was caused by heavy rains. [4] [5]
On 16 July 2024, at approximately 08:30 IST, a landslide occurred in Shirur, Ankola in Uttara Kannada in the Indian state of Karnataka. [1] [2] [3] The landslide was caused by construction work and heavy rains, and resulted in at least nine deaths, with two missing in the debris or nearby Gangavali River.
CHOORALMALA, India (Reuters) -Nearly 1,000 people have been rescued after landslides in the hills of Wayanad district in India's Kerala state, authorities said on Wednesday, with at least 151 ...
Rescuers pulled out more bodies on Tuesday after landslides in India's Himayalas over the weekend buried homes and buildings, killing at least 57 people and leaving 10 still trapped or missing ...
The landslides washed out several roads, including the Himalayan Expressway, [16] and sections of the Kalka–Shimla Railway. [17] The additional floods and landslides killed a total of 71 people. [7] A massive landslide destroyed roads and buildings in the city of Shimla. [18]
WAYANAD, India (AP) — Hopes of finding more than 180 missing people alive waned as rescue workers searched through mud and debris for a third day Thursday after landslides set off by torrential ...
Wayanad landslides were the landslides that occurred in Punjirimattom, Mundakkai, Chooralmala, and Vellarimala villages in Meppadi panchayat, Vythiri taluk [8] in Wayanad district, Kerala, India, in the early hours of 30 July 2024. Heavy rains triggered the collapse of hillsides, resulting in torrents of mud, water, and boulders cascading down ...