In Photos: The Wayanad Landslide Tragedy Claiming Over 250 Lives

The full extent of the destruction from the two landslides that ravaged the Mundakkai settlement and two neighboring villages early Tuesday is becoming increasingly clear. The Wayanad landslide has left the nation in mourning as the death toll reached 276, with numbers expected to rise as rescuers continue digging through the vast debris.  As rescue operations continue amid the extensive debris, the number of casualties is expected to rise further. More than 200 individuals have been injured, and the Kerala government has confirmed that 227 people remain missing.

ISRO’s National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) has released high-resolution images taken by the space agency’s satellites which reveal the extensive damage caused by the landslip in Wayanad district in Kerala. (Photo Credit: ISRO)

NRSC has published before-and-after images of Chooralmala in Wayanad district, which was ravaged by the landslide on July 30. The images reveal that approximately 86,000 square meters of land were displaced. (Photo Credit: ISRO)

Army personnel work on a footbridge in the landslides hit Wayanad district of Kerala, on Thursday. (Photo Credit: ANI)

Congress leader and former Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi, along with his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, visited the landslide-hit area of Chooralmala on Thursday afternoon. (Photo Credit: ANI)

Despite the rain, they reached the site and subsequently proceeded to the Community Health Centre in Meppadi, according to party sources. (Photo Credit: ANI)

Bailey Bridge is being constructed to facilitate quick evacuation. (Photo Credit: ANI)

Rescue and relief operations are in full swing, propelled by collaborative efforts by the Armed Forces, NDRF, SDRF and civil administration, in Wayanad on Thursday. Indian Army columns, comprising young Agniveers are tirelessly working to save lives. (Photo Credit: ANI)

Officer in charge of all rescue operations of Indian Army Major Gen VT Mathew meets Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and state cabinet ministers to update them about the ongoing rescue operations in landslide-affected areas, in Wayanad on Thursday. (Photo Credit: ANI)

Congress MP and LoP Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra visit Wayanad Hospital and relief camp at St Joseph UP School to meet the survivors and injured in the landslides, in Wayanad on Thursday. (Photo Credit: ANI)

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