The Hindu·3 min read·medium
When debris came crushing: How rains and undisposed mud led to a disaster in Wayanad
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A S Jayanth
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Torrential monsoon rains triggered a debris slide in Wayanad, Kerala, destroying infrastructure and endangering residents near an under-construction tunnel project. The disaster is being linked to the improper disposal of excavated soil on unstable slopes.
A loud sound shook Palraj and Koodammal as the migrant Tamil couple in their forties stood waiting for a bus a few metres away from the Meenakshi bridge at Kalladi in Wayanad, Kerala, on the rainy morning of July 7.
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