Last Updated on 03/08/2024 by wccexam Desk
There is gloom in the relief camps of Meppadi in Wayanad, Kerala. The kind of silence that prevails here is heart-rending and this silence becomes even more terrifying when this atmosphere is broken by the sobs and cries of those who lost everything in the devastating landslide that occurred in this area last Tuesday. Those who survived are still unable to imagine that they have gone through such a terrible accident that has taken away everything from them. Everything means, home, family and relationships.
Relationships and hard-earned money buried in the rubble
The people they loved and who were the apple of their eyes are either still missing or fell prey to the landslide that day. Their hard-earned money is now buried under the rubble. It is difficult to imagine what the morning of that dark night must have been like for those who saw the sun in the darkness that had engulfed their lives. These victims living in the camps are still unable to accept that this misery is their life now, and nothing can compensate for it.
Whatever is on the body, that is all that is left in the name of clothes
They are now emotionless and without any hope in their eyes. All they can see is their uncertain future. A survivor cried, “I don’t know what to do. We have lost everything we had. We only have what we are wearing right now.”
Mothers who lose their children suddenly start crying
Those mothers who have lost their children and whose laps are now empty, are feeling most robbed. Their hands involuntarily come into a posture as if a mother were holding an infant in her lap, but when they do not feel even the soft weight of a flower in their hands, they start crying bitterly. This crying, this wailing is the sound of the wind blowing in the relief camp and the moisture in it is due to the tears flowing from the eyes of these mothers.
Somewhere the grief of young sons and daughters and somewhere orphans
Elderly fathers are mourning for their young sons and daughters. Some families have lost all their relatives like grandparents, uncles and aunts. There is someone who till yesterday had a full family and today he is alone. He is wondering why he survived. There are as many faces in the camp as there is pain and pain for which there is no medicine.
The state government has set up around 17 relief camps near Meppadi, where 2,597 people from 707 families affected by the devastating landslide in Mundakkai have been housed. A total of 91 camps have been opened across the district, housing 9,977 people from 2,981 families, a state government release said. To help the survivors cope with their loss, the state government has set up a mental health disaster management team to provide psychological support to the survivors. More than 210 people lost their lives in the disaster and almost the same number are still missing.
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A 121-member team of psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, psychiatric social workers and counsellors is working round the clock to provide mental health support to those admitted in relief camps and various hospitals. The team is also providing counselling to health workers and rescue workers as well as police, revenue officials, local self-government officials and others who are facing the dire consequences of the disaster. The state government has constituted a cabinet sub-committee of four ministers to monitor the search and rescue operation.
The ministers, who met the media on Friday, have asked the public and media to avoid unnecessary visits to the camps and respect the privacy of displaced persons. “Nodal officers and other officials, including necessary medical teams, are present in the camps. Special care is being taken to ensure availability of good food and cleanliness inside the relief centres,” the ministers said.
On Friday, three days after the disaster, rescue workers recovered 14 bodies, three of them from Malappuram district. A total of 210 bodies have been recovered so far, including those of 85 women, 96 men and 29 children. The government has issued special guidelines for the cremation of unidentified bodies. Many people are missing, and rescue workers are battling adverse conditions, including waterlogged mud, as they search for survivors and bodies in destroyed homes and buildings.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)