Major landslides struck Meppadi, Mundakkai Town, and Chooral Mala in Wayanad, Kerala, early Tuesday, leaving many dead and missing. Here’s a pictorial representation of the landslide's impact and its spread. | onmanorama

- Kerala witnesses the most number of major landslides in the country. In the last 7 years, 59.2% of the landslides in the country were reported from the state (2,239 out of 3,782). - An IIT Delhi report, in January 2024, identified that 58.2 per cent of the area in Wayanad falls under the 'High to very High' risk category & recommended evacuation. - The Kerala State Disaster Management Authority in 2020 advised relocating 4,000 families from land-slide prone areas in Wayanad, especially those o