Huge Landslides In Wayanad:The Hindu Report Hundred Years Ago (image: x.com/Amar4Odisha)
Huge landslides occurred today in Wayanad a hundred years ago, The Hindu newspaper reports. In their “A Hundred Years Ago” column, the newspaper shared the news report on Wayanad landslides it published on August 5, 1924. Journalist S. Anandan shared the newspaper clipping on social media.
Under the headline, “Huge landslides in Wynad,” the newspaper carried a brief newspaper report on the landslides, and it states that never before in “the history of Wynad had there been such a large number of landslips as on this occasion,” which seems like an irony now. In comparison to North and South Malabar, the damage done to the planting tract of Wayanad is little, the report stated.
Reported by The Hindu a hundred years ago, on August 5, 1924: huge landslides in Waynad #Wayanad #WayanadLandslides pic.twitter.com/zeqkayJwcP
— S. Anandan (@Anandans76) August 5, 2024
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“The most remarkable feature, however, of the floods in Wynad is the occurrence of five landslips, of which two have covered roads to a distance over one and a half furlongs while two bridges connecting some important estates with the main country have been washed away. Houses have also collapsed at Manantathoddy, Meppars and other places. These landslips which have stopped active traffic between Calicut and Wynad and Tellicherry and other places in the plains are now being removed by a number of coolies engaged for the purpose,” the Hindu reports.
The spelling difference in the earlier reports was observed in place names, such as ‘Wynad’ for Wayanad and ‘Manantathoddy’ for Mananthavady.
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Massive landslides hit Wayanad on July 30, and as per the latest report, they claimed 373 lives. The search teams, comprising army personnel and other forces including the NDRF, Navy, Kerala Police, and Kerala Forest Department, resumed their operation on Monday.
