Wayanad district
Coverage of Wayanad district in the Nexus archive.
- Rescuers search for 5 missing people after a deadly landslide in India’s Kerala state
Rescuers in Kerala, India, are searching for five missing people after a landslide triggered by heavy monsoon rains killed three workers and injured seven at a tunnel construction site. Officials claim the disaster was man-made due to improper earth disposal, while the construction company denied responsibility, citing the landslide's origin above the site. Investigations are ongoing, and experts link intensified monsoons to human-caused climate change.
- Wayanad debris slip Live: Search on for 5 missing; Kerala CM V.D. Satheesan to visit site
A debris slip at a tunnel road construction site in Kerala's Wayanad district killed three people and left five missing. Search operations are ongoing, and Kerala CM V.D. Satheesan is set to visit the site.
- Kerala to explore new alignment for Nilambur–Munderi–Meppadi road
Kerala is exploring a new alignment for the Nilambur–Munderi–Meppadi road as part of the proposed Hill Highway project, which aims to connect Nilambur in Malappuram district with Meppadi in Wayanad district.
- 3 injured in two suspected elephant attacks in Kerala’s Palakkad
Three people were injured in two suspected elephant attacks in Kerala’s Palakkad district. The incidents occurred a day after a 65-year-old man was killed in a wild elephant attack in Wayanad district.