122 dead as landslides flatten Wayanad villages

July 31, 2024
Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
Category: DPN Topics

122 dead as landslides flatten Wayanad villages

Sub: Geo

Sec: Physical geo

Context:

At least 122 people were killed and 197 injured due to multiple landslides in Vythiri taluk, Wayanad district, Kerala, on July 30.
Affected area: Chooramala Bridge, Chaliyar River.

Worst landslides in India:

Guwahati, Assam	September 18, 1948 The landslide took place on the frontier tracts of North-East Assam due to heavy rains.
Darjeeling, West Bengal	October 4, 1968 There was continuous rainfall in the region of Sikkim and Darjeeling. The rain caused hundreds of landslides. A 60 km long highway was cut into 91 parts. The famous Anderson Bridge at the Teesta Bazar had completely washed off.
Malpa, Uttarakhand	August 18, 1998 Considered to be one of the worst landslides in India, a five-metre-high avalanche of rock and water wiped away the entire village of Malpa in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, including 60 Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims – most of them in their sleep.
Mumbai, Maharashtra	July 12, 2000 The landslide took place in the suburbs of Ghatkopar due to heavy rains which were followed by land erosion.
Amboori, Kerala	November 9, 2001 One of the worst natural disasters in Kerala’s history occurred in Amboori in Thiruvananthapuram district when a landslide claimed the lives of 39 people.
Kedarnath, Uttarakhand	June 16, 2013 As a result of the Uttarakhand floods, major landslides occurred in Kedarnath.
Malin, Maharashtra	July 30, 2014 Believed to have been caused by a burst of heavy rainfall, a landslide occurred in the village of Malin in the Pune district.
Pettimudi, Kerala	August 6, 2020 Relentless rainfall in the Idukki district led to a boulder bursting from the border of the Iravikulam National Park with a loud noise and falling into the Pettimudi River destroying the labour camps two kilometres below as well as a tea plantation estate, killing over 65 workers.
Mumbai, Maharashtra	July 18, 2021 A series of landslides triggered by incessant rains occurred in the suburbs of Chembur and Vikhroli.
Tupul, Manipur	June 30, 2022 A large landslide occurred in the Noney district of Manipur near the Tupul railway construction site. The landslide debris blocked the river Ijai, threatening to flood the nearby villages.
Raigad, Maharashtra	July 19, 2023 A landslide occurred in Raigad due to torrential rains.
Aizwal, Mizoram	May 28, 2024 Cyclone Remal’s incessant rain left a trail of destruction across many North-Eastern states.
Shirur, Karnataka	July 16, 2024 A landslide occurred in Shirur, Ankola in Uttara Kannada in Karnataka. The landslide was caused by torrential rains, more than three are estimated as trapped under debris and in the nearby Gangavalli River. There has been a huge rescue operation for Arjun, a lorry driver, which has been unsuccessful so far.
Wayanad, Kerala	July 30, 2024 Heavy rains have triggered massive landslides in the early morning and have rocked the hamlets of Mundakkai, Chooralmala, Attamala, and Noolpuzha in Wayanad district, leaving hundreds of people trapped.

Source: TH