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The Kerala government also established 45 relief camps in Wayanad, providing shelter to over 4,000 people, while the state health department set up a control room to offer emergency assistance. [48] Kerala's health minister, Veena George, stated that at least 1,500 rescue personnel, including forensic surgeons, were deployed. [49]
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.
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 ...
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;
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
The Kerala State Disaster Management Authority had placed the state on red alert as a result of the intense flooding. [39] A number of water treatment plants were forced to cease pumping water, resulting in poor access to clean water, especially in northern districts of the state. [40]
At the time of the landslide, there was no mobile phone coverage or landline facility. The bridge on the road was washed away because of which the rescuers could not reach in time. A 50-member team of the National Disaster Response Force and the Kerala Fire and Rescue participated in the rescue operation. The possibility of an air rescue ...
Kerala's coast runs some 590 km in length, while the state itself varies between 35–120 km in width. Geologically, pre-Cambrian and Pleistocene formations comprise the bulk of Kerala's terrain. The topography consists of a hot and wet coastal plain gradually rising in elevation to the high hills and mountains of the Western Ghats.