A survivor of the devastating landslides that swept through Mundakkai in Wayanad, Ayyappan has nothing left – no house, no family and no future. However, a chance encounter with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a relief camp on Saturday has offered a ray of hope to the aged person who lost nine members of his family in the calamity and now only hopes for another roof over his head.
“The Prime Minister met twelve of us from the camp; some were even children; there was one person translating everything; I just asked for a home; he promised to help,” said Mr. Ayyappan while speaking to reporters.
The PM visited the landslides-hit areas, talked to selected prisoners in relief camps and doctors asking about the sick people’s situation.
Mr. Ayyappan told Mr. Modi everything as they interacted each other.
“I told him that nine members of my family were lost. We lost our land, but land is not the issue — I lost my family,” said Mr. Ayyappan.
He narrated how “the PM held my shoulders” after he had disclosed his losses.
Another thing he revealed was his plans after leaving this place was unknown since his house was swept away by mudslides.
Meanwhile, Charlie who is part of the medical team that met PM updated him about these inmates’ scenarios including psychological and traumatic issues they are facing every day while being inside other tabs.
“He enquired about patients’ condition recoveries number advanced treatment available problems faced by them,” Dr.Charlie said.
They keep dreaming bad information concerning it as well says Dr.Charlie
Earlier today, Modi trekked along Chooralmala which was hit by disaster to have firsthand glimpse into what happened due to July 30 land-slides.
An aerial survey on Indian Air Force helicopter flew over landslide-ravaged parts of Chooralmala first then Mundakkai and Punchirimattam hamlets which were destroyed by disaster. The Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, and Union Minister Suresh Gopi accompanied the prime minister.
In total 130 people are still missing as 226 have died in one of the worst tragedies to hit Kerala.
