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What is ‘Dark Tourism’? How the Wayanad landslide highlighted the travel trend

Mid-Day Premium What is ‘Dark Tourism’? How the Wayanad landslide highlighted the travel trend

As people celebrated World Tourism Day on September 27, mid-day.com decided to travel off the beaten path into the lesser-known territory to explore ‘dark tourism’. While speaking to Indians who have visited or would like to dabble with it, experts also tell us why people are fascinated by it, but not without a word of caution

28 September,2024 01:16 PM IST | Mumbai | Nascimento Pinto
No Onam joy in landslide-hit Wayanad

No Onam joy in landslide-hit Wayanad

They had gathered at the village temple and school grounds with various festivities to mark the “thiruvonam” day in these years

16 September,2024 07:15 AM IST | Wayanad | Agencies
'Athachamayam' celebrations mark the start of 10-day Onam festivities in Kerala

'Athachamayam' celebrations mark the start of 10-day Onam festivities in Kerala

A colourful rally of caparisoned elephants, floats and folk-dance performances marked the 'Athachamayam' celebrations in Tripunithura on Friday

06 September,2024 12:42 PM IST | Kerala | PTI
Kerala landslides: Areas of Wayanad will be uninhabitable forever

Kerala landslides: Areas of Wayanad will be uninhabitable forever

Many fear to go back to villages after Kerala landslides but have no alternative either

01 September,2024 08:22 AM IST | Wayanad | Agencies
Mid-Day Explains | Floods and landslides ravage India's growing cities

Mid-Day Premium Mid-Day Explains | Floods and landslides ravage India's growing cities

The ongoing monsoon crisis in several cities across India requires swift aid. Lakhs of people were adversely affected due to these merciless catastrophic floods

27 August,2024 11:07 AM IST | Mumbai | Krishna Prasad
Kerala CM urges banks to write off loans of landslide victims, survivors of Wayanad

Kerala CM urges banks to write off loans of landslide victims, survivors of Wayanad

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 19 (PTI) The Kerala government on Monday expressed strong displeasure over banks deducting monthly installments of loans from the accounts of landslide victims and survivors in Wayanad, and demanded that these loans be written off completely.

19 August,2024 02:51 PM IST | Thiruvananthapuram | PTI
Heavy rains in Kerala as IMD issues orange alert in two districts

Heavy rains in Kerala as IMD issues orange alert in two districts

The IMD sounded orange alerts in Kozhikode and Wayanad districts of the state, for the day.

15 August,2024 05:08 PM IST | Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) | mid-day online correspondent
Kerala landslides intensified by climate change: Study

Kerala landslides intensified by climate change: Study

Team of 24 researchers from India, Sweden, US and the UK said that more than 140 mm of rainfall fell in a single day on soils highly saturated by two months of monsoon precipitation, triggering landslides

15 August,2024 07:23 AM IST | New Delhi | Agencies
Landslides in Kerala indicate climate change can't be ignored: UDF opposition

Landslides in Kerala indicate climate change can't be ignored: UDF opposition

The Congress-led UDF opposition highlighted that the recent landslides in the Wayanad and Kozhikode districts of Kerala indicate the urgency of addressing climate change.

13 August,2024 03:51 PM IST | Thiruvananthapuram | PTI
Wayanad landslides: Three more body parts recovered, 130 still missing

Wayanad landslides: Three more body parts recovered, 130 still missing

The hunt continues as 130 people are still missing following the horrific landslide that rocked the hill district on July 30.

11 August,2024 10:02 PM IST | Wayanad | mid-day online correspondent

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