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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. [2] [3]
Reporter TV, an Indian Malayalam-language news channel offered to provide 150 acres (61 hectares) of land for a new township. [158] The Kerala State Electricity Board pledged to supply free electricity to consumers in disaster-hit areas for six months, The board also exempted outstanding amounts in disaster-hit areas. [159]
[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.
A flooded road at Angamaly. On 8 August 2019, due to heavy rainfall in the monsoon season, severe flood affected Kerala. [3] As a security measure in the prevailing situation of heavy rains, the India Meteorological Department had issued a red alert in the 9 districts in Northern and Central Kerala, orange alert in 3 districts of Central Kerala, and yellow alert in the 2 districts of southern ...
Nearly a month after a building fire claimed the lives of 24 Malayalis in Kuwait a Malayali family of four killed in Kuwait City following suffocation due to the fire, which broke out in apartment after they had returned from a vacation in Kerala earlier that day. The family hailed from Neerattupuram in Kerala's Alappuzha district. [52] [41]
Operation Sahyog was a rescue mission initiated by the Indian army after several northern districts of Kerala were hit by extreme amounts of rain and landslides. [1] The Indian army deployed its manpower and machinery for rescue operations in regions which were hit severely, mainly at Idukki, Wayanad, Kannur, and Kozhikode.
This is a list of satellite television channels in Malayalam language (spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the Union territory of Lakshadweep) broadcasting at least throughout Kerala state and in Middle East Countries. Besides these, there exist a number of local channels concentrating in a particular area or town in the region.
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