Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi Reach Landslide-Hit Spot In Wayanad

Congress leader and former Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra visited the landslide-affected area of Chooralmala here on Thursday afternoon.

After reaching the spot amidst the rain, Gandhi and his sister left for the Community Health Centre in Meppadi, party sources said.

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From there, the two will then proceed to Dr Moopen's Medical College and two relief camps at Meppadi, they said.

LoP Shri @RahulGandhi & AICC General Secretary Smt. @priyankagandhi ji visit the Chooralmala landslide site in Wayanad where devastating landslides have claimed many lives and left families devastated.

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— Congress (@INCIndia) August 1, 2024

AICC general secretary and Alappuzha MP K C Venugopal is also accompanying them.

Gandhi, who won from the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in the 2019 general elections, had again won from here this year.

नेता विपक्ष श्री @RahulGandhi और कांग्रेस महासचिव श्रीमती @priyankagandhi ने वायनाड के मेपड्डी में लैंड स्लाइड से प्रभावित इलाकों का जायजा लिया और हादसे से पीड़ित लोगों से मुलाकात की।

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— Congress (@INCIndia) August 1, 2024

However, as he also won from the Raebareli LS seat in Uttar Pradesh, he gave up the Wayanad constituency from where Priyanka is expected to contest when a by-election is held there.

Gandhi and Vadra landed at Kannur airport at 9.30 am and then travelled to Wayanad by road.

Massive landslides triggered by torrential rains hit Mundakkai, Chooralmala, Attamala, and Noolpuzha hamlets in the early hours of Tuesday, killing 173 people, including women and children, so far.