It can be mentioned here that while addressing the Parliament on Tuesday, Rahul Gandhi stated, “More than 70 people have been killed. Mundakkai village has been cut off, and the devastating loss of lives and extensive damage is yet to be assessed due to the scale of the tragedy.”

“Honourable Defence Minister and the CM of Kerala, I request the govt to extend all possible support for rescue and medical care. Immediate release of the compensation to the deceased and also if that compensation can be increased as well. Restore vital transport and communication lines, set up relief at the earliest, and prepare a road map for the rehabilitation of the affected families,” Gandhi said.

“Even as I speak, the threat of landslides looms over several areas in Wayanad and the Western Ghats. Our country has witnessed an alarming rise in the number of landslides in the last few years. There is an urgent need for mapping of landslide prone areas and to take up mitigation measures and an action plan to address the growing frequencies of natural calamities in ecologically fragile regions,” he said.