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Indian Army's the Dog squad exited Wayanad after a stretched search, rescue and restoration operation.
To measure the impact of human-caused climate change, the scientists from the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group analysed climate models with high enough resolution to accurately reflect rainfall in the relatively small study area. The models indicated that the intensity of rainfall has increased by 10% due to climate change, they said.
The court also said that they should think about what can be done legally to control things like illegal mining and floods.
The state government has informed the High Court that 1555 houses have been rendered uninhabitable and around 600 hectares of land has been destroyed in the Wayanad landslides.
John Mathai, a senior scientist at the National Centre for Geosciences and head of the expert committee constituted by the Kerala government, revealed this information while surveying the affected areas of Mundakkai, Chooralmala, and Punjarimattom. "The region experienced more than 570 mm of rainfall within three days. The water flowing downhill likely accumulated downstream, creating a damming effect. A damming occurs when a barrier forms downstream following heavy rainfall, leading to the accumulation of a large volume of water. The second cloudburst may have broken this barrier, causing a deluge of water to rush downhill at high speed, uprooting trees and sweeping along massive boulders and rocks. This happened eight km downstream," he explained to the media on Thursday.
Revenue Minister K Rajan said the region has incurred a loss of Rs 1,200 crore and while Rs 2,000 crore was sought for rehabilitation alone.
At the end of the week-long rescue operation, the search operations team recovered 231 bodies while 118 persons were declared missing. The unidentified bodies and body parts—including severed limbs and dismembered remains—were assigned specific numbers for future identification, and samples were taken for DNA testing. The 421 samples were then sent to the Regional Forensic Science Laboratory in Kannur, where forensic experts began the task of matching names to the body parts recovered from the tragedy.
School teachers are also playing a crucial role, motivating and supporting the students, many of whom are part of the NSS and NCC programmes, in their efforts.
Rs 10,000 each has been given as urgent financial assistance to as many as 617 persons who lost their means of livelihood in the July 30 disaster that claimed over 200 lives, the administration said. Additionally, the government also sanctioned sanctioned disbursement of Rs 10,000 each to 124 persons for cremation and burial of remains.
However, the increase in heavy one-day rainfall events is in line with a large and growing body of scientific evidence on extreme rainfall in a warming world, including in India, and the physical understanding that a warmer atmosphere can hold more moisture, leading to heavier downpours," the analysis said..
The visit has been delayed by over 50 minutes due to the extended time spent on the aerial survey and at the Chooralmala site.
Landslides are natural phenomena that usually occur in mountainous regions with steep slopes. During a landslide, large amounts of rock, boulders, loose mud, soil, and debris roll down slopes and hillsides, gathering great momentum and often taking vegetation or buildings along.
S Abhilash, director of the Advanced Centre for Atmospheric Radar Research (ACARR) at Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, told The Indian Express that the cutting of trees to create plantations is contributing to landslides in Kerala.
Most of the landslides that are taking place in Kerala are around plantation areas, indicating another major triggering factor — agricultural activities such as monocropping, in which large, native trees, which hold the top soil to the bedrock, are cut down. These trees are being replaced by big plantation crops, such as tea and coffee, which have shallow roots.
ISRO has released high-resolution satellite images showing the devastating impact of the July 30, 2024, landslides in Wayanad, Kerala. Captured by Cartosat-3 and RISAT satellites, the images reveal 86,000 m2 (0.033 sq mi) of land slipping, altering the Iruvaiphuzha river's course and damaging infrastructure. The landslides, triggered by heavy rainfall, have claimed 167 lives. The images emphasize the need for better disaster management and sustainable development to protect vulnerable regions.
729 families were in camps but now only 219 remain. The others have moved to rented houses or family homes, with the govt providing rent assistance. Additionally, 177 houses have been identified for rent, with 123 ready for immediate occupancy. So far, 105 rental houses have been allocated and 22 families have already moved in. Others have requested more time to relocate. There are no significant obstacles in finding houses," the CM said. So far, 179 bodies have been identified. As many as 65 deaths have been reported from 17 families who have no surviving members left.
More than 10,000 people have been moved to 93 relief camps across the district.
Two more body parts were recovered from the banks of Chaliyar River during search for people missing in the landslides that struck Mundakkai and Chooralmala in Wayanad. The body parts were recovered from Munderi Iruttukuthi and from Chaliyar Kottupara Kadavu.
the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation donated Rs 2 crore to the chief minister's relief fund
The Kerala government has decided to allocate Rs 6 lakh as financial assistance to the families of those who lost their lives in the Wayanad landslide. This was announced by chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan during a press conference following the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday. Those who have suffered major disabilities will receive Rs 75,000, while those with minor disabilities will be given Rs 50,000.
The minister also clarified that volunteers and outsiders will not be allowed to distribute food directly.[The minister also clarified that volunteers and outsiders will not be allowed to distribute food directly.]
On 30.07.2024 at about 0217 hrs, due to incessant and heavy to extremely heavy rainfall,a major landslide incident occurred at Punjirimattom, Mundakkai, Chooralmala, Vellarimala Village,Meppadi Panchayat, Vythiri taluk in District Wayanad.
On 30.07.2024 at about 0217 hrs, due to incessant and heavy to extremely heavy rainfall, a major landslide incident occurred at Mundakki, Chooralmala, Vellarimala Village,Meppadi Panchayat, Vythiri taluk in District Wayanad.
A total of 1555 houses,100 other buildings, 290 MSME/ shops, 124 km electricity(LT) ,02 transformers, Rural road - 1.5 km, Bridges-03 and 626 hectare crop areahave been reported damaged/ affected so far.
322 persons have been discharged from hospitals.
Wayanad is a late bloomer among plateaus. The plateau is at an altitude where the prevalence of malaria is high. Unlike the Idukki plateau where pioneering settler-agriculturists started moving in, in the late 19th Century, braving the disease, settlers moved into Wayanad after the discovery of synthetic malaria drugs after the 1940s. Before that, it was the land of indigenous communities in enclaves. The tourism boom for Wayanad had been in the recent decades when the affluent and mobile from cities such as Bengaluru started travelling to the plateau district for extended weekends. According to the Census data, Wayanad district had a settled population of 75,149 in 1901, which grew to 817,420 by the 2011 Census. The settler boom decades started after the 1941 census (106,350) and stabilised by the 2001 census (780,619). In short, between 1941 and 2001, the population of the district grew by 7.34 times over these six decades. Compare this with the fact that between 1901 and 1941 the population had only grown by 1.41 times.
Volunteer groups from other states have come forward to help with traffic and crowd management.
Many organizations like Youth Care, SYS, SKSSF, DYFI and Seva Bharati too have been at the forefront of search and rescue efforts.
The massive landslide that occurred at Puthumala in Wayanad was attributed to soil piping. Meppady is a place located not so far from Puthumala and experts believe that the landslide in Mundakkai may be linked to it as well.
All local governments in Kerala had prepared disaster mitigation documents in 2020, with the help of Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA). The document, prepared in Meppadi panchayat in the light of the 2019 Puthumala landslide, was comprehensive. The document had marked Mundakkai, Chooralmala, Puthumala, Attamala, Vellithodu, Thrikkaippatta, and Kottatharavayal wards in Meppadi as landslide-prone.
The government has decided to intensify the search in five regions close to Chaliyar river in Malappuram. A special search team of the army and Kerala Police's Special Operations Group will be deployed in Kanthanpara region. No volunteers will be allowed for the search in Kanthanpara area which is close to the forest.
The state government is mulling the use of advanced next-generation DNA sequencing technology (NGS) to see if it could help in identifying 52 decomposed samples at the Regional Forensic Lab n Kannur where a marathon identification process of the Wayanad landslide victims is being carried out by a six-member team. Rajan said the cross-matching will now start for 118 missing persons with the DNA profile built from 401 samples.
The Wayanad District Administration has imposed a ban on visitors' entry to the landslide-affected villages of Mundakkai and Chooralmala in the district. The decision follows a spike in visitors from neighbouring districts and the states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka due to the slight relaxation in restrictions, after a temporary suspension of the search operation.
The state government has made a U-turn by permitting Pulikali to be hosted in Thrissur as part of Onam celebrations. Earlier, the government had cancelled the event following the fatal landslides in Wayanad.
A report submitted by the District Town Planner to DDMA on September 27, 2023, which compiled the reports of various agencies, indicated that several resorts located in the landslide-prone zones of the Eastern slope of the Western Ghats violate all norms and regulations.
In its report, the Fire and Rescue Department says that several glass bridges in resorts operate without its NOC and in case of casualties the rescue operation from the hilly areas would be tough.
The team of 24 researchers from India, Sweden, the US and the UK said that more than 140 mm of rainfall fell in a single day on soils highly saturated by two months of monsoon precipitation, triggering catastrophic landslides and floods that killed at least 231 people in Wayanad.
Revenue Minister says the total loss caused by the calamity is ₹1,200 crore and the State will need at least ₹2,000 crore for the rehabilitation process
Kerala has incurred a loss of ₹1,200 crore in the Wayanad landslides, the State government has told the Kerala High Court.
Following the incident, the authorities launched Fire and Rescue Services, Forest and Wildlife authorities, and the police, along with hundreds of volunteers and government officials rescued several stranded people in the surrounding forest area and mud-filled locations. On August 1, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said over 9,300 people were staying in 91 relief camps in Wayanad district.
On days before the incident, Mundakkai had received 572mm of rainfall in 48 hours - 200mm of rainfall in the first 24 hours and a massive 372 mm in the next 24 hours. Several other nearby places also received excessive rains on the previous day.
KVVES district president Jojin T. Joy and general secretary Usman Anjukunnu said as many as 78 shops in Chooralmala and Mundakkai towns were operational before the disaster struck on July 30. The landslides resulted in a loss of ₹25 crore to business establishments and shops in the area, said Mr. Anjukunnu.
NORKA Roots, under the Non-Resident Keralite's Affairs (NORKA), Kerala government, has established a help desk at its Chennai satellite office in Kerala Tourism Development (KTDC), Rain Drops Hotel on Greams Road, to assist those affected by the Wayanad landslide. Contributions for the rebuilding efforts can be made to the Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund (CMDRF) through the NORKA Roots office.
Kerala may use advanced DNA technology to identify Wayanad landslides victims.
The loss sustained in the July 30 landslides that claimed 224 lives is estimated to be ₹281 crore. It has also been estimated that the State may require at least ₹600 crore for the development of a township and allied facilities for rehabilitation of the survivors.
Selfless service by volunteers of civil groups in relief operations in landslide-hit Wayanad.
A team of geologists who surveyed the landslide-hit zone in Wayanad on Thursday (August 15, 2024) said a heavy rainfall-induced "Dam burst effect" in a densely forested and uninhabited uphill region had caused the massive earthfall that wiped out three villages at Vythiri taluk in the Wayanad district of Kerala early on July 30.
The Sentinel Rock Estate of Harrisons Malayalam Ltd, which was severely damaged in the Wayanad landslides, has suffered a production loss of 230 tonnes of tea, valued at around ₹3.5 crore.
Many of the student volunteers are part of community service programmes like the National Service Scheme (NSS) and the National Cadet Corps (NCC).
Students from the Government Higher Secondary School in Meppadi, Wayanad, are working tirelessly to coordinate the distribution of relief materials for the landslide survivors, who have been relocated to relief camps throughout the district.
Revenue Minister K. Rajan said the region has incurred loss to the tune of Rs 1,200 crore.
Revenue Minister K. Rajan said the region has incurred loss to the tune of Rs 1,200 crore.
On the evening of July 30, Gadgil told The Hindu that the Wayanad disaster was man-made; it was the Kerala government's failure to implement crucial ecological recommendations that brought it on, he said.
The study by the World Weather Attribution, a group of scientists who use established climate models to quickly determine whether human-caused climate change played a part in extreme weather events around the world, found that the 15 centimeters (5.91 inches) of rain that fell in a 24-hour period July 29–30 was 10% more intense because of global warming.
have been able to provide aid to 90 cattle, 22 dogs, seven cats, and more than 50 fowl," Praveen from Humane Society International (HSI) told WION.
