The photos made public by the NRSC show evidence of a previous landslip in the same area.
High-resolution photos captured by the space agency's satellites and made public by ISRO's National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) show the significant damage caused by the landslip in Kerala's Wayanad district.
Images of Chooralmala in the Wayanad district, which was severely damaged by the landslide on July 30, before and after have been made public by the NRSC. Approximately 86,000 square meters of land had moved, according to the photos.
The RISAT satellite took pictures one day after the landslip on July 31, 2023, while the Cartosat 3 satellite took pictures before to the event on May 22, 2023.
The whole extent of the debris flow, from the crown to the end of the run-out zone, is seen in very high quality RISAT SAR photos taken on July 31. The flow is around eight kilometers long. An earlier landslide has reactivated in the crown zone. The primary landslide debris area measures 86,000 square meters. The Iruvaniphuza river's course has enlarged due to the debris flow, resulting in a breach of its banks. The NRSC reports that the debris flow has damaged homes and other structures along the banks.