Wayanad bypoll, landslide survivors cast votes amid grief and tears

Tears, hugs, and emotional scenes were witnessed at the polling stations set up for Wayanad landslide survivors, who gathered to cast their votes in the Lok Sabha bypoll for the hill constituency on Wednesday, more than three months after the tragedy struck the district, killing hundreds and displacing thousands.

In an atmosphere



filled with both grief and determination, survivors spoke of their loved ones who perished in the devastating landslides that struck Mundakkai, Chooralmala, and Punchirimattom on July 30. They fondly recalled that these were the same loved ones who had cast their votes in the general election earlier this year, and their absence was now deeply felt in the bypoll.