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In Photos: A month on, Kerala landslides leave trail of destruction in Wayanad

Updated On: 30 August, 2024 12:10 PM IST | Divya Nair

Two back-to-back landslides, which had struck Wayanad in Kerala on July 30, claimed the lives of more than 230 people even as 218 different human body parts have been found from the site of tragedy. (Pics/PTI)

Two back-to-back landslides, which had struck Wayanad in Kerala on July 30, claimed the lives of more than 230 people even as 218 different human body parts have been found from the site of tragedy. (Pics/PTI)

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Two back-to-back landslides, which had struck Wayanad in Kerala on July 30, claimed the lives of more than 230 people even as 218 different human body parts have been found from the site of tragedy. (Pics/PTI)
<p>Many structures have been flattened, while large craters have emerged after the landslides at Mundakkai junction and Chooralmala Town in Wayanad</p>

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Many structures have been flattened, while large craters have emerged after the landslides at Mundakkai junction and Chooralmala Town in Wayanad

<p>The tiny junction in Mundakkai and the moderate town in Chooralmala had been dotted by shops and concrete structures. However, large boulders have now occupied the two areas, which wear a deserted look even a month on after the tragedy &nbsp;</p>

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The tiny junction in Mundakkai and the moderate town in Chooralmala had been dotted by shops and concrete structures. However, large boulders have now occupied the two areas, which wear a deserted look even a month on after the tragedy  

<p>The roads have been washed out and it has become difficult to commute in the rough terrain</p>

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The roads have been washed out and it has become difficult to commute in the rough terrain

<p>In the first week of this month, the Kerala government announced that it will establish a township in a secure area to rehabilitate those displaced by the catastrophic landslide as most of the homes have been washed away or damaged in Wayanad&nbsp;</p>

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In the first week of this month, the Kerala government announced that it will establish a township in a secure area to rehabilitate those displaced by the catastrophic landslide as most of the homes have been washed away or damaged in Wayanad 

<p>Wayanad residents Shruthi and Jason at the Puthumala graveyard to pay respects to Shruthi`s family who died in the landslides. Shruthi and Jason will be getting married in September&nbsp;</p>

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Wayanad residents Shruthi and Jason at the Puthumala graveyard to pay respects to Shruthi`s family who died in the landslides. Shruthi and Jason will be getting married in September 

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