Wayanad landslides: Here’s how you can donate to Kerala Chief Minister’s relief fund

More than 300 people have died in landslides in Kerala’s Wayanad district, with hundreds still missing. Survivors have lost their homes and loved ones. Central and state governments are working together to carry out rescue operations and provide assistance to restore normalcy.

Rescuers reach the upper reaches of the mountain, searching through mud and debris a third day after landslides triggered by heavy rains in Wayanad district of Kerala state, India, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. (AP)

The Kerala Chief Minister’s Office has launched the ‘Prime Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund’ to collect donations for those severely affected by the landslides. Social media posts by the Chief Minister’s Office detail various ways the public can contribute, including the bank account number of the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund.

If you would like to make a donation, here are the details:

Here are the details if you wish to donate to the Wayanad landslide victims: “Account Number: 67319948232 Name: Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund Bank: State Bank of India Branch: City Branch, Thiruvananthapuram IFSC SBIN0070028 | SWIFT CODE: SBININBBT08 Account Type: Savings | PAN: AAAGD0584M.”

On July 31, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan posted on X about the relief fund following the multiple landslides that hit Mundakkai, Chooralmala and Meppadi in Wayanad. He shared details on how to donate to the Chief Minister’s relief fund under the ‘STAND WITH WAYANAD’ campaign.

“In times of tragedy, holding hands is the purest form of solidarity, a promise that no one faces adversity alone. Every contribution, no matter the size, matters,” he wrote alongside the post.

The search operation continues into its fifth day

On Saturday, as search operations entered their fifth day, rescue teams equipped with state-of-the-art technical gadgets and dogs continued their efforts to locate survivors or retrieve bodies buried under the debris of the devastating Wayanad landslide, one of the worst natural disasters in Kerala.

Pinarayi Vijayan wrote on Facebook that radars are detecting even the slightest movements, which gives a glimmer of hope.

How many people were affected?

The death toll in the July 30 landslides in Chooralmala and Mundakkai in Wayanad district has reached 308 till Friday, according to Kerala Health Minister Veena George.

The latest update is that 215 bodies and 143 body parts have been recovered, including 98 men, 87 women and 30 children, as per ANI. Autopsies have been conducted on 212 bodies and 140 body parts, with 148 bodies identified by relatives.

Hospital records indicate that currently 82 people are undergoing treatment in various hospitals in Wayanad, Kozhikode and Malappuram districts.

A total of 504 people were taken to hospitals from the disaster area, of whom 205 have already been discharged from hospitals.