Kerala Floods News

Of 43 dams and reservoirs located in the highly fractured Western Ghats, 21 are now highly prone to tremorsKerala was ravaged by the worst floods of the century last year in August taking a heavy toll on lives and causing massive damage of an estimated $200 billion to infrastructure and property

Individuals, institutions and collectives continue to create child-friendly spaces in Kerala’s flood relief campsThese are designated areas where children can play, socialize and begin to recover during emergencies

Climate Change is affecting India’s monsoon rainfallThere’s a growing trend of differences between excess rainfall areas and areas with deficit rainfall

When much of Kerala submerged under water last year, the Madhav Gadgil report on the degree of ecological damage underway all along the Western Ghats attained center-stage. This year, the same fate has befallen villages and cities along the fragile western coastline. What can India do to avoid this recurrent, annual date with parched summers followed by devastating floods?

According to the disaster management cell, the northern district of Malappuram has so far been the worst hit this monsoon seasonThe government is still assessing the damage from the rains, which led to floods and landslides in the state

Search operations continued at Kavalappara in Malappuram and Puthumala in Wayanad, where a series of landslides had wiped out two villages last weekNorthern Malapuram district accounted for most deaths with toll there rising to 43 on Thursday and 28 people still missing

So far 67 people have been killed in Kerala, mostly in landslides, over 30 were killed in Maharashtra and 40 in KarnatakaMaharashtra Congress general secretary Sachin Sawant said the situation in Kolhapur, Sangli and other parts of the state needs to be categorized as “L3”

CM Pinarayi Vijayan said even though the rains have subsided in the state, people should remain vigilantCongress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived on a two-day visit to Kerala and visited his Lok Sabha constituency Wayanad, which is among the badly affected

Bad weather and damaged infrastructure were affecting rescue and relief work in Kerala where 67 deaths took place so farThe flood toll also increased in adjoining Karnataka state, where at least 34 people are now confirmed dead

The government expects to end rescue operations on Sunday and focus on sending food and essential materials to relief camps on a war-footingA shortage of essential materials, especially dresses, buckets, food items and preventive medicines against rat fever, has hit relief work at camps