Incessant rain and landslips wreaked havoc in the hill district of Wayanad on Tuesday, forcing many families to move to nearby safer places. Flooding in Panamaram river and its tributaries threatened to inundate several low-lying areas. The district remained isolated from the rest of the State on Tuesday.
Traffic disrupted
Traffic through the Mananthavadi-Thalassery highway was partially disrupted after many parts of the highway remained under water at Thalappuzha and traffic restrictions were imposed through the Wayanad Ghat road section on the Kozhikode -Kollegal National Highway 212 owing to landslips.
Landslips were also reported at Kambamala and Makkimala hills near Thalappuzha and Kurichyarmala hills, near Pozhuthana, in the district.
Close to 300 families in the area were shifted to relief camps.
According to official figures, 15,785 people from 4, 187 families were still staying in 127 relief camps, including 59 camps in Mananthavady taluk, seven in Sulthan Bathery and the remaining relief camps in Vythiri taluk.
