Pinarayi Vijayan visits Wayanad landslide site; meets the injured in the hospital

Kerala Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vijayan (File) | Photo credit: ANI

Leader of the Opposition in Kerala and senior CPI(M) leader Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday (July 9, 2026) visited the debris slide site at Kalladi in Wayanad district, besides calling on those undergoing treatment at the hospital.

Senior party leaders MV Govindan and MV Jayarajan accompanied Mr Vijayan during his visit.

After inspecting the disaster site, Mr. Vijayan visited the relief camp and later met the injured in the hospital. He also asked the doctors about the condition of those being treated.

Rain continued to fall in the area during his visit.

The death toll in the Wayanad landslide on Thursday rose to five after two more bodies were recovered from the disaster site while three persons remained missing.

The debris slide occurred on July 7 at the site of the Anakkompoyil-Meppadi tunnel project, which is being carried out to improve connectivity between Wayanad and Kozhikode districts.

Chief Minister VD Satheesan said that of the 10 people injured in the incident, three had been discharged, four were hospitalized in stable condition and three others were in intensive care, including two in critical condition.

Published – 09 Jul 2026 11:23 IST