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From Saudi To France, Countries Offer Condolences On Wayanad Landslide

Kerala is one of the most landslide prone state in the country. Between 2015 and 2022, India witnessed around 3,782 landslides.

wayanad landslide Edited by Updated: Aug 05, 2024, 3:01 pm
From Saudi To France, Countries Offer Condolences On Wayanad Landslide

From Saudi To France, Countries That Offer Condolences On Wayanad Landslide

Saudi Arabia offered condolences to India over the tragic Wayanad landslide. The king and crown prince of Riyadh offered condolences to President Droupadi Murmu. They wished the safe return of those missing and the swift recovery of those injured. Over 350 people died during landslide that hit the northern district of Kerala.

The Saudi authorities also expressed their condolences to the president, the families of the deceased, and the Indian people, Saudi Press Agency reported.

Torrential rain has caused landslides in the hilly district of Wayanad, in Kerala, the southern coastal state of India. Mud, water and boulders tumbled down, sweeping a whole village to their deaths as they were sleeping.

Apart from Saudi Arabia, countries including China, US, Germany, Netherlands offered condolences over the loss the state has faced. UAE, and Armenia also expressed condolences.

Ararat Mirzoyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, said he is “saddened to learn the massive landslides”in Wayanad. Taking to his X account, he wrote, My deepest condolences & sincere sympathies to the bereaved families”.

 

UAE expressed solidarity with India and offered condolences. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) expressed its sincere condolences and sympathy with the government and people of India, and to the families of the victims, as well as its wishes for a speedy recovery for all the injured.

 

“Egypt expresses its full solidarity with the friendly government & people of India following the landslides in Wayanad. Egypt extends its sincere condolences to the victims’ families & wishes a speedy recovery to the injured”, said Egypt Foreign Ministry.

 

“France offers its full support to the people and government of India in the face of this disaster. France sends its condolences to the victims’ families and expresses full solidarity with #India in this difficult time”, wrote French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.

 

Kerala woke to the tragic news of massive landslide on July 30th. Mundakkai, the epicenter of the landslides in Wayanad, has remained isolated, and heartbreaking stories of helpless people stranded were all that is coming out since the tragedy struck the hill region. Visuals of demolished houses, vehicles, and bodies being recovered from the rivers showed the extent of the destruction due to the massive landslide.

Kerala is one of the most landslide prone state in the country. Between 2015 and 2022, India witnessed around 3,782 landslides. Out of these, a whopping 59.2 percent—that is, 2,239 landslides—occurred in Kerala alone. Following Kerala is West Bengal with 376 landslides. Tamil Nadu and Karnataka experienced 196 and 194 landslides, respectively.

 

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