- Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to convene an all-party meeting today.
- A Command Centre has been established in Kozhikode to coordinate rescue efforts.
- 1,500 Army personnel have been mobilized for the rescue mission.
At least 256 individuals have lost their lives and over 200 were injured after large-scale landslides hit the mountainous regions near Meppadi in Kerala’s Wayanad, according to Health Minister Veena George. The Army has evacuated around 1,000 people, and 220 are still unaccounted for, as rescue operations entered their third day.
Three landslides occurred in Wayanad on Tuesday following heavy rainfall. Mundakkai, Chooralmala, Attamala, and Noolpuzha villages in the district were the most severely impacted by the landslides.
A Command and Control Centre has been established in Kozhikode by the Army to coordinate aid and relief efforts, according to PTI. The Health Minister stated, “At least 1,500 Army soldiers have been sent for the rescue operation. We have also called in forensic doctors.”