Thiruvananthapuram | Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday spoke to Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan over the phone and assured the state of the Centre's full support after a rain-soaked mound of excavated earth collapsed at a tunnel project site in Wayanad, killing at least three people, and leaving five others missing.
According to the Chief Minister's Office, Shah enquired about the disaster and assured the chief minister of all possible assistance from the Centre.
The home minister also expressed satisfaction with the rescue and relief operations carried out by the Kerala government so far. Shah asked the chief minister to order a high-level inquiry into the incident.
Satheesan informed him that the state cabinet, which met earlier in the day, had already decided to conduct an inquiry.
At least three people were killed on Tuesday when a rain-soaked mound of excavated earth gave way at the site of a multi-crore tunnel project in Meppadi panchayat in Wayanad district.
Ten people were injured and five remained missing, while two Kerala ministers described the incident as a "man-made" disaster.
