MAJOR LANDSLIDE IN WAYANAD
A major landslide struck Meppadi Panchayat, Wayanad in Kerala. Hundreds of people are suspected to have been trapped. The Army received a requisition for providing aid to civil authority this morning. In response, the Army has mobilised four columns including two columns ex 122 Infantry Battalion (Territorial Army) and two ex the DSC Centre, Kannur. The total strength of the Army deployed so far for the rescue operation is approximately 225 including medical personnel.
