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New Delhi: The US State Department expressed condolences over the massive landslides in Kerala’s Wayanad, which have claimed the lives of over 160 people. The number of people who died in the landslides that struck the hilly areas of Meppadi in Wayanad district on Tuesday following incessant rainfall has gone up to 167, the Kerala Revenue Department said today.
Sharing a post on X(previously Twitter), the US State Department’s Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA) said,” Deeply saddened by the recent massive landslides in the Wayanad District, Kerala, resulting in many missing, injured, and lives lost. Our condolences to those affected by this tragedy.”
Deeply saddened by the recent massive landslides in the Wayanad District, Kerala, resulting in many missing, injured, and lives lost. Our condolences to those affected by this tragedy.
— State_SCA (@State_SCA) July 31, 2024
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent condolence messages to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu regarding the landslides in Wayanad. “President of #Russia Vladimir Putin sent a condolence message to President of #India Droupadi Murmu & Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi over the tragic consequences of the landslides in #Kerala, ” the Russian Embassy in India said.
“Kindly accept the most sincere condolences over the tragic consequences of the landslides in Kerala. Please convey words of sympathy and support to the near and dear ones of the deceased as well as wishes for a speedy recovery of all injured,” the post further reads.
✉️ President of #Russia Vladimir Putin sent a condolence message to President of #India Droupadi Murmu & Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi over the tragic consequences of the landslides in #Kerala:
✍🏻 Kindly accept the most sincere condolences over the tragic consequences of… pic.twitter.com/biYO6JimLB
— Russia in India 🇷🇺 (@RusEmbIndia) July 31, 2024
The two massive landslides that washed away Mundakkai and Chooramala areas of Vellarimala village took place under Meppadi Panchayat in Wayanad on Tuesday morning. The landslides destroyed several houses, uprooted trees and made water bodies swell, hampering the rescue work.
