On 30 July 2024, multiple landslides occurred in the northern part of the Wayanad district of Kerala state in India. As of 9 August, the disaster resulted in the killing of 427 people, with 131 being reported missing. According to the authority’s figure, on 13 August, over 1,700 people were sheltered in 15 relief camps. The affected region received 570mm of rainfall in the two days leading up to the tragedy. This landslide was marked as one of the worst-hit disasters in the history of Kerala.
The research conducted by World Weather Attribution, an international group of researchers, revealed that the heavy rainfall during the early hours of 30 July, which caused the landslides, is the third heaviest 1-day rainfall event on record, measuring 140 mm. A similar event had already occurred five years ago in 2019, with the heaviest 1-day rainfall recorded at 209 mm. The research pointed out that the rise in climate change-induced rainfall is expected to elevate both the likelihood and risk of landslides in the area.
Most of the victims were migrant labourers in the tea and cardamon estates. This natural disaster has destroyed 352 houses, while 122 houses were reported partially damaged.
CEDAR’s partner conducted the assessments at the affected locations. While walking through the town’s ruins, they visited a few of the victims, and one of the victims shared his escape story, which was that he and his family were alerted to danger by the persistent commotion and signals from his pet parrot. Others fled the landslide because of the loud noise. Another resident lamented the change, pointing out where his home once stood but now buried under rubble. The landslide destroyed the town, leaving a landscape covered with rocks and stones.
Please send your blessings through prayers and donations to support the people impacted by the landslide in Wayanad district, India.
Project Details
- Fund allocated: US$15,000 (approximately HK$118,200)
- Project period: Aug to Nov 2024
- Number of beneficiaries: 800 families (approximately 4,000 individuals)
- Providing cash assistance to 800 families, for each family with Indian Rupee 5,000, approximately HK$465
- The selected 200 neediest families will be provided household materials worth Indian Rupee 10,000 (approximately HK$930)
- One-off seed money support India Rupee 30,000 (approximately HK$2,790) to 50 households who have lost their breadwinners in their families
Photos: CEDAR Partner
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