Mundakkai and Chooralmala landslides, Wayanad (2024): Deaths and Ex Gratia Relief
Pre-dawn landslides after extreme rain buried Mundakkai, Chooralmala and Punchirimattom. The toll shown is the number of bodies recovered by mid-August 2024; DNA tests on body parts identified 248 people in all.
What happened
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Date | 30 Jul 2024 |
| Place | Wayanad, Kerala |
| Kind | Natural disaster: Landslide |
| Deaths | 231 |
| Injured | Not on record |
Ex gratia relief announced
| Paying government | Per death | Injury relief | Sanctioned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government of Kerala (State) Rs 4 lakh from the State Disaster Response Fund and Rs 2 lakh from the Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund. | Rs 6 lakh | Loss of eyes or limbs: Rs 75,000; Disability of 40 to 60 per cent or very serious injury: Rs 50,000 | Rs 13.86 crore |
| Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (Centre) | Rs 2 lakh | Injured: Rs 50,000 | Rs 4.62 crore |
Total sanctioned: Rs 18.48 crore. Reported as paid: No payment figure has been made public yet.
Sources
Other relief records in Kerala
Disaster and accident relief register · SDRF and NDRF relief norms
Sanctioned amount = announced rate x reported victims. Injury relief is counted only where the number of injured is on record. Payments by companies and parties are not included.