DM evaluates landslide impact in Pakyong
Rohan Agawane, district magistrate and collector of Pakyong, Sikkim, visited the ‘Lower Bering’ area on Monday, to assess the damage caused by a recent landslide.
Rohan Agawane, district magistrate and collector of Pakyong, Sikkim, visited the ‘Lower Bering’ area on Monday, to assess the damage caused by a recent landslide.
The victim, identified as Raghubir Rai (78), a resident of Bujuwa village in Sukhia Block, was buried under debris.
Researchers from the IIT Delhi on Monday announced the development of a ground-breaking cloud computing and machine learning-based tool that can help map a landslide's extent using satellite data.
In a heart-wrenching turn of events, the funeral of Jenson, the fiance of Shruthi, who had lost her entire family in the recent Wayanad landslide, was held on Thursday.
There is a possibility of devotees being trapped in the landslide but there was no immediate confirmation on this.
The landslide in Wayanad, Kerala, is a stark reminder of the increasing vulnerability of our natural landscapes to the forces of climate change.
The death toll in the Wayanad landslide tragedy has climbed to 150 as of July 31 morning.
The death toll in the Wayanad landslide tragedy climbed to 143 on Wednesday,, with several injured and trapped, according to the State Health Department.
In a post on X, CM MK Stalin said, “The government of Tamil Nadu is willing to extend any logistical and manpower support that may be needed in this hour of crisis to our brother state Kerala.”
More than 50-60 families from the affected villages have been moved to temporary shelters after an entire area came within the reach of the landslide on Saturday.
