Archive · 30 Jul 2026
Wayanad Landslide Anniversary: Survivors Rebuild Hope
In July 2024, a huge landslide in Wayanad, a district in Kerala, India, buried two villages and killed 330 people.
Two years later, the survivors are still grieving but are also rebuilding their lives in a new township.
Children play in streets that didn’t exist before, and families remember those they lost.
The local MP, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, honored the tragedy on its anniversary and promised more help.
The story shows how a community can keep hope alive even after a terrible disaster.
Two years after the July 30, 2024 landslide, 330 people died in Wayanad’s Chooralmala and Mundakkai.
Entire villages were buried, leaving hundreds homeless and changing the landscape.
A new rehabilitation township now hosts survivors, with children playing in newly built streets.
MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra honored the tragedy on its anniversary, pledging continued support.
Survivors hold prayers, light candles, and remember the lost while rebuilding their lives.
- Who
- Wayanad residents, survivors, MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
- What
- Second anniversary of the July 30, 2024 landslide and community rebuilding
- When
- July 30, 2024 landslide; two years later in 2026
- Where
- Wayanad district, Kerala, India
- Why
- Natural disaster caused by heavy rains leading to a massive landslide
- Event
- Wayanad landslide
- Date
- July 30, 2024
- Fatalities
- 330
- Location
- Chooralmala and Mundakkai, Wayanad, Kerala, India
- Rehabilitation township
- Newly built in Wayanad
- MP
- Priyanka Gandhi Vadra