US State Department Offers Condolences for Wayanad Landslide Victims

Aug 1 :
The United States State Department conveyed its condolences over the 160 lives lost in the devastating landslides in Wayanad, Kerala, on August 1st, according to a statement released in New Delhi. The Kerala Revenue Department said today that the death toll from the landslides that hit the hilly regions of Meppadi in Wayanad district on Tuesday due to persistent rainfall has risen to 167.

We are deeply grieved by the recent devastating landslides in Kerala's Wayanad District, which have left numerous people maimed or killed. In a post on Wednesday, the US State Department's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA) expressed their sympathy to everyone impacted by this tragedy.

Following the landslides in Wayanad, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu. The Russian Embassy in India published a post on X that read, "President of #Russia Vladimir Putin sent a condolence message to President of #India Droupadi Murmu & Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi over the tragic consequences of the landslides in #Kerala."

Putin also extended his deepest sympathies and solidarity to India and the people impacted by the landslides, wishing them a swift recovery. Please accept my deepest sympathies as I learn of the devastating effects of the landslides in Kerala. We ask that you "send your deepest sympathies to the families of the departed and your strongest wishes for the swift recovery of the wounded" (the message went on to say).

Those who have suffered a loss of loved ones in the Wayanad landslides have also received the sympathies of the Iranian Embassy in India. To the Government of the Republic of India and the people of #Kerala who have suffered in the #WayanadLandslides, our sincere sympathies go out to you from the Iranian Republic of Iran Embassy in New Delhi. The Iranian Embassy in India expressed their condolences to the families affected by the devastating accident on X.

On Tuesday morning, in the Meppadi Panchayat in Wayanad, two huge landslides swept away parts of Vellarimala village, Mundakkai and Chooramala. The rescue efforts were impeded as the landslides leveled homes, uprooted trees, and caused water bodies to rise.
Shombi Sharp, the UN Resident Coordinator in India, offered condolences over the "devastating" landslides in Wayanad earlier on Tuesday. The United Nations ambassador expressed solidarity with the victims, their loved ones, and everyone else impacted by the tragedy.