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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 ]
Kerala’s chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who is currently in Delhi, called the incident “unfortunate” and promised a thorough investigation. “It is an unfortunate incident. One person ...
On 29 October 2023, a series of improvised explosive device (IED) blasts took place during a convention of Jehovah's Witnesses in Kalamassery, a suburb of Kochi, India. [1] [2] Five women, two men, and a child were killed and more than fifty other people were injured when the group was holding a Sunday morning session of their annual regional convention in southern India's Kerala state.
Landslides occurred nine times. Thirteen 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]
The accident was the second fatal accident of Air India Express and was similar to Air India Express Flight 812 which also overran the runway 10 years earlier at Mangalore International Airport, killing 158 people on board. [36] [37] [38]
The Tanur boat accident occurred on 7 May 2023 evening, when the recreational boat Atlantic capsized in Tanur Beach in Tanur, Malappuram, Kerala, India. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The incident, on a boat carrying 37 people, caused 22 deaths and 10 injuries, including 11 children.
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 ...
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi wrote on Twitter that the incident was "heart-rending and shocking beyond words" [18] and that he was on his way to visit the area later in the afternoon, as was Chief Minister of Kerala, Oommen Chandy. [19] Kerala state home minister Ramesh Chennithala visited the disaster site. [14]