Wayanad landslide bears a resemblance to a dam break, says expert

The supersaturated soil with semi-liquid conditions, triggered by the excess downpour, blasted as if a dam were breaking, sweeping away the villages down the valley before flowing into the Chaliyar river, says C. Muraleedharan, Deputy Director General (retired), GSI. After the 2019 landslip at Puthumala, hardly 5 km away, the area is categorised as a high-susceptibility zone by the GSI