Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Visit Landslide-hit Wayanad, Call It ‘Immense Tragedy’
After reaching Chooralmala, Rahul Gandhi and his sister crossed the temporary wooden walkway built there, witnessed the construction of the Bailey bridge and walked around the area braving the rain and muddy terrain.
Wayanad: In an immense development on Thursday, Congress chief and former Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra visited the landslide-affected place of Chooralmala ultimate here and a sanatorium and neighborhood fitness centre in Meppadi. After touring the landslide hit spot, Rahul Gandhi in a Fb post stated witnessing the scenes of disaster and tragedy deeply pained his heart.
“In these demanding instances, Priyanka and I stand with the human beings of Wayanad. We're in moderation monitoring the comfort, rescue, and rehabilitation efforts, making constructive that all a ought to have support is offered. The UDF is dedicated to extending all imaginable support.
“The repeated incidents of landslides and pure calamities are relatively touching on. A entire action plan is urgently wanted,” he stated in his post.
After reaching Chooralmala, Gandhi and his sister — donning translucent blue raincoats — crossed the transient timber walkway developed there, witnessed the construction of the Bailey bridge and walked around the place braving the rain and muddy terrain.
“LoP Shri @RahulGandhi & AICC Typical Secretary Smt. @priyankagandhi ji visited the Chooralmala landslide web web site in Wayanad where devastating landslides have claimed many lives and left families devastated.” Congress stated on social media platform X and shared images of the be sure with.
Thereafter, they headed to Dr Moopen’s Clinical Faculty and the Neighborhood Fitness Centre in Meppadi where the our bodies of the victims had been stored in fridge coffins. Gandhi and Vadra interacted with the grieving families there.
AICC ordinary secretary and Alappuzha MP K C Venugopal and a vary of of completely varied Congress leaders had been additionally accompanying them. Hence, they are going to be touring two comfort camps at Meppadi, per their itinerary shared by the occasion.
Gandhi, who acquired from the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency interior the 2019 ordinary elections, had as soon as further acquired from ultimate here this year. But, as he additionally acquired from the Raebareli LS seat in Uttar Pradesh, he gave up the Wayanad constituency from where Priyanka is anticipated to contest when a by-election is held there.
Gandhi and Vadra landed at Kannur airport at 9.30 am after which travelled to Wayanad by avenue. Substantial landslides prompted by torrential rains hit Mundakkai, Chooralmala, Attamala, and Noolpuzha hamlets interior the early hours of Tuesday, killing 173 human beings, including adult females and young americans, to date.
(With inputs from providers)
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