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The worst affected areas include Churalpara, Velarimala, Mundakayil and Pothukalu and the locals from these areas who managed to escape are shattered as hundreds of homes have been totally destroyed.

Locals, who managed to escape, are deeply shattered by the intensity of the devastation

Amidst heavy rain, multiple NDRF teams, two helicopters and other rescue teams are on their way to Mundakkai, which has been totally cut off by devastating landslides

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha conveys his condolences to the families affected by the tragedy

Due to inclement weather, two Helicopters were unable to land in the affected landslide areas and are now waiting at Kozhikode

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said two Air Force helicopters will take part in the search and rescue operations

In Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi decided to vacate it and field his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as Congress candidate

Says whatever decision he takes, both constituencies will be happy with it

He mentioned that the names of the Congress candidates for both Amethi and Rae Bareli seats will be announced sometime later.

The remarks of the Wayanad MP came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the electoral bond scheme was aimed at curbing black money

Before filing the papers, he will take part in a roadshow in the constituency.

Congress District President Pradeep Singhal, who returned after a meeting in Delhi, said Gandhi will be the party candidate from Amethi and his name would be announced soon.

He said that the party's state unit strongly demanded the national leadership that Gandhi contest from Wayanad.

The Left Parties' alliance has announced candidates for all the LS 20 seats in Kerala, including Wayanad, which is represented by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.

Compensation to the deceased's family members should be given quickly and without any delay, said Rahul Gandhi while addressing a press conference.

Living alone at his home, the director was reported to be missing for the last two days

With less than six months remaining before the Lok Sabha elections are scheduled to take place, Rahul Gandhi said that coming to Kerala and Wayanad is not work for him

Kerala Police teams had launched a combing operation in the area based on intelligence inputs received from a Maoist sympathiser apprehended earlier in the day in neighbouring Kozhikode district.

The incident occurred at a resort in Makkimala under the jurisdiction of Thalappuzha police station at approximately 6.40 pm on Wednesday

After a month-long investigation into various complaints of morphed objectionable images of school children being circulated through social media, the Cyber wing of the Kerala police identified a 14-year-old boy as the culprit.