Mundakkai, Wayanad
Mundakkai, Wayanad
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  Mundakkai, Wayanad Location in Kerala, India  Mundakkai, Wayanad Mundakkai, Wayanad (India) | |
| Coordinates: 11°29′09″N 76°09′21″E / 11.4859333°N 76.1559113°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Wayanad |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayat Ward[1] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 673 577[2] |
| Telephone code | 04936 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-72 |
| Nearest city | Meppadi |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Wayanad |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kalpetta |
Mundakkai is a village in Wayanad district in the state of Kerala, India.[3]
Geography
[edit]Mundakkai is a village in the Western Ghats mountain range.[4][5]
Landslides at Mundakkai in 2024
[edit]Wayanad landslides were the landslides that occurred near Punjirimattom, Mundakkai, Chooralmala, and Vellarimala villages in Meppadi panchayat, Vythiri taluk[6] in Wayanad district, Kerala, India, in the early hours of 30 July 2024. Heavy rains triggered the collapse of hillsides, resulting in torrents of mud, water, and boulders cascading down onto the area. The landslides marked one of the deadliest natural disasters in Kerala's history with reports of at least 400+ deaths.[4][7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Local Self Government Department | Local Self Government Department". lsgkerala.gov.in.
- ^ "Mundakai Pin Code - 673577, All Post Office Areas PIN Codes, Search wayanad Post Office Address".
- ^ "Mundakkai, Wayanad District, Kerala, India". Kerala Tourism.
- ^ a b "Wayanad: The scenic Indian villages devastated by deadly landslides". www.bbc.com.
- ^ "Western Ghats: Man-Made Disasters Disguised As Natural Calamities Waiting To Happen". The secretariat. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Location Of the incident". Government of India. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
On 30.07.2024 at about 0217 hrs, due to incessant and heavy to extremely heavy rainfall,a major landslide incident occurred at Punjirimattom, Mundakkai, Chooralmala, Vellarimala Village,Meppadi Panchayat, Vythiri taluk in District Wayanad.
- ^ "In Mundakkai, 16 of family swept away in landslide". The Times of India. 4 August 2024.
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