Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi are expected to visit Kerala’s Wayanad, where massive landslides claimed 60 lives.
Congress general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal said, “This is the hour of togetherness, we have to work together so that maximum people’s lives are safe. We are planning to go Wayanad.
Yes, both Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are planning to go.”
The landslide has affected Meppadi, Mundakkal Town and Chooralmala areas and the state health minister said that the government has rushed rescue personnel, medical equipment and health workers to Vythiri, Mananthawadi, Kalpetta and Meppadi government hospitals.
Kerala Chief Minister’s office said that a control room has been established to provide immediate relief and rescue assistance following the landslide at Chooralmala in Wayanad. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has given directions to coordinate the rescue operations in Wayanad promptly following the devastating landslide.
He announced that the entire government machinery is actively involved in the efforts, with ministers overseeing and coordinating the operations.
