The toll rose to 23 in the landslides that hit Kerala’s hilly Wayanad district on Tuesday, according to state Health Minister Veena George. George, speaking to reporters, said 23 bodies have been recovered so far and were kept in various hospital morgues. Among the deceased were four individuals, including a child, who tragically lost their lives in Chooralmala town. Furthermore, in Thondernad village, an one-year-old child from a Nepali family succumbed to the disaster. The devastation continued as three more bodies, one of them a five-year-old, were found along the riverbanks near Pothukal village. The situation remains dire, with hundreds feared to be trapped under the debris, although official confirmation is pending. State Revenue Minister K Rajan reported that over 70 injured individuals have been hospitalized, underscoring the urgent need for rescue and relief efforts in the affected areas.
Meanwhile, the Southern railway has enforced traffic regulations including full and partial cancellation of around 17 train services operating in the State following heavy waterlogging in central Kerala. A statement issued by the Railways here on Tuesday said that given heavy water flow over the track reported between Valathol Nagar and Wadakanchery in Thrissur a slew of trains are cancelled fully and partially and rescheduled.
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