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Pages in category "Disasters in Kerala" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 1341 Kerala floods;
The disaster was one of the deadliest in Kerala's history, with reports of 254 fatalities, [6] [7] 397 injuries, [8] and 118 people missing. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Deforestation , seismic sensitivity, poor building construction, and global warming have been identified as possible causes for the landslides and fatalities.
Endosulfan tragedy in Kerala is a series of health problems that occurred in Kerala, India, following the use of the pesticide endosulfan. Endosulfan was sprayed aerially in cashew orchards in Kasaragod district of Kerala to control pests such as tea mosquito bugs. It was found that people living in these areas were affected by physical and ...
On 30 July 2024, at approximately 05:45 IST, a landslide occurred in Vilangad, Vanimal Grama Panchayat, Kozhikode district in the Indian state of Kerala. [1] The landslide was caused by heavy rains, and resulted in at least one death.
Kerala is vulnerable to multiple hazards with flooding in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 and 43% of the state prone to landslides. [64] [65] [9] Kerala State Disaster Management Plan outlines the need to reduce hazard risk with mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. [9] [10] Four phases of disaster management
[2] [10] According to the Kerala government, one-sixth of the total population of Kerala was directly affected by the floods and related incidents. [11] The Indian government declared it a Level 3 Calamity, or "calamity of a severe nature". [12] [13] It is the worst flood in Kerala after the great flood of '99 that took place in 1924.
Chooralmala is a village and hillstation in Wayanad district in the state of Kerala, ... The landslides marked one of the deadliest natural disasters in Kerala's ...
Before the arrival of the Kerala Fire and Rescue Services, locals initiated rescue operations, but the crowd in the area hampered the work. Firefighting units from Kozhikode and Malappuram, as well as disaster management personnel, were quickly dispatched to the location. They made efforts to hoist the boat and bring it to shore.