Rescue teams save 1000 people stranded after landslides in Wayanad; toll mounts to 293
Rescue teams saved approximately a thousand people in Wayanad, Kerala, due to landslides from heavy rain. The calamity caused 293 deaths, about 200 injuries, and 240 missing. Rahul Gandhi stressed the importance of relief efforts. Infrastructure rebuilding was aided by Karnataka officials and the Madras Engineering Group.