September 16, 2024 4:48 PM

Rain, debris, leeches: Wayanad landslide survivors recall ‘night of horrors’

Whenever it rains very heavily in the hills of Wayanad, many people stay awake, recalling a 2019 landslide that killed about 20 people. Last Monday too, housewife M Fathima said she and her extended family in Mundakkai village stayed awake as incessant rain poured down during the day and into the night. "When the first landslide hit around 1 a.m., we were all awake," said Fathima, 52. "Everyone in the room was crying. It felt like death was imminent." At least one other landslide followed. Th...