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  • Scenes of devastation as water recedes in Kerala after floods

      23 August 2018

    In the aftermath of the Kerala floods, victims try to pick up the pieces of their lives

    August 22, 2018

    Experts have said it will take at least a decade for the state to recover from the massive devastation caused by the floods from the onset of the monsoon. Kerala is facing a loss of Rs 19,512 crore and the Centre, which has classified the floods as a “calamity of severe nature”, and several states have announced aid from their relief funds.

    A 68-year-old man committed suicide in Kothad in Ernakulam district as he was shocked over the state of his home. A teenager from Kozhikode had committed suicide earlier after his certificates were destroyed in the floods.

    https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/kerala-floods-people-return-to-devastated-homes-cm-to-visit-relief-camps-today/story-EwwJj4Thqe52NLu9xHWbQJ.html

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  • India, Kerala floods: Red alert issued as death toll rises in Indian state

      17 August 2018
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    (CNN NEWS)Severe flooding in the southern Indian state of Kerala has killed at least 80 people in the past week, and more heavy rain is forecast in coming days.

    State Relief Commissioner P.H. Kurian said the biggest loss of life came Thursday when 10 people died in a landslide.

    Boats have been deployed across the state to reach thousands of people stranded by floodwater, and fishermen had been asked to help with rescue efforts, he said.

    Officials announced the entire state was subject to a red alert Wednesday, the highest level, indicating the extent of the disaster which has forced tens of thousands of people to seek shelter in relief camps.

    Railway and road transport has been all but halted with railway tracks and roads submerged under water. Operations at the international airport in the city of Kochi have been suspended until Saturday due to flooding.

    REF:

    https://edition.cnn.com/2018/08/16/asia/india-kerala-floods-intl/index.html

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