Wayanad landslide: ‘Kerala has not seen such a tragedy’, says Rahul; Congress pledges to build 100 houses

Congress leaders Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi met with the district administration and local body representatives and discussed relief measures in landslide-hit Wayanad.

The Congress leaders were in Wayanad for the second day and visited landslide-affected areas. The leaders, accompanied by the Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly, V.D. Satheeshan, met with the district administration and discussed rescue operations. Rahul Gandhi, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other Congress leaders were briefed by the district administration and forest officers about the ongoing rescue operations in Wayanad and relief measures.

Addressing presspersons, Rahul said, “This is a terrible tragedy. Today we had a meeting with the administration and panchayat. They briefed us on the number of casualties they expect, the number of houses that had been damaged and their strategy. We said that we are here to help.” The Congress leader added, “Congress family would like to commit to build 100 plus houses in Wayanad. Kerala has not seen such a tragedy. I will raise it in Delhi and with the Kerala chief minister. This is a different level of tragedy and should be treated differently,” ANI reported.

Rescue operations are being conducted on war footing in Wayanad and as many as 40 teams are conducting searches in six zones on day four of rescue operations. The death toll has crossed over 330 and 295 persons are still missing.