Photos: Continuous rain and floods batter Kerala, over 160 lives lost
Updated On Aug 17, 2018 02:43 PM IST
In Kerala the continuous rain, landslides and floods have claimed more than 160 lives so far, leaving over 30,000 people homeless, destroying crops, and disrupting air, rail and road traffic within the state for a week. The Met office had forecast more rain for the next two days.
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An elderly woman is rescued in a cooking utensil after her home was flooded in Thrissur, Kerala, on August 16, 2018. The torrential rains in Kerala have left over 30,000 people homeless, killed more than 160, destroyed crops and disrupted air, rail and road traffic within the state for a week. Different studies, however, have found that climate change and deforestation were the main causes of an increase in rainfall. (K.K. Najeeb / AP)
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Evacuated people in relief camps near Iritty. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Friday that all those marooned would be rescued by the evening as authorities gave a massive boost to relief and rescue operations. “All marooned people will be saved by this evening. I am confident we can achieve this. The Centre is responding well,” Vijayan said at a press conference. (HT Photo)
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Scenes from flood-hit Kalamassery Kochi and surrounding areas. With roads cut off, many areas are now facing fuel shortage and many hospitals are grappling with shortage of oxygen cylinders as the floods disrupted supplies with many towns still under water. This shortage of medicines has added to Kerala’s mounting woes. (HT Photo)
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A view of houses seen submerged at Palakkad in Kerala, on August 09, 2018. Continuous rain, landslides and floods have claimed over 160 lives so far and more than 150,000 people are jostling for space in relief camps as their houses collapsed under heavy rainfall or were cut off by surging waters. (PTI Photo)
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Kochi’s international airport is seen flooded following monsoon rains in Kerala, on August 15, 2018. The airport has suspended all operations till Saturday. More boats and helicopters have been pressed into relief and rescue operations on Friday while the Indian Air Force and Army teams started food packet distribution among marooned people in different places. (AFP Photo)
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Rescue operation being carried out following a landslide, triggered by heavy rains at Adimali in Kerala, on August 09, 2018. The 14 districts of the state are still under red alert as heavy rain continues in many parts of the state. (PTI)
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Idukki Dam seen with increased water level on August 10, 2018. In Idukki district, vehicular traffic was banned in several areas, while heavy rains in catchment areas led to all five shutters of Idukki dam being opened again on Monday evening. Similarly, sluice gates of Malampuzha dam in Palakkad, Pambh dam in Pathanamthitta and Edamalyar in Idukki were opened to release excess water from reservoirs. (PTI)
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A woman sits inside her house immersed in flood waters in Ernakulam district on August 10, 2018. “It is the worst calamity after the 1924 deluge. At least 443 villages in the state were declared flood-hit. Initial loss is pegged at Rs 8, 316 crore and the amount will go up once we get a clear picture,” said chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan after a cabinet meeting where it was also decided to set up a subcommittee to oversee relief operations. (AFP Photo)
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A rescuer carries an infant as people are evacuated from a flood-hit locality in Kochi on August 15, 2018. The Indian Air Force launched rescue operations in Pathanamthitta district which is one of the worst affected places and winched people to safety. The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) is also in action in Thrissur district, rescuing people from flooded areas. (PTI)
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Air Force personnel seen carrying people during rescue operations in Kochi, on August 16, 2018. Army detachments from Pune and Bhopal landed in Kerala on Thursday while the Navy also deployed 21 teams. Union home minister Rajnath said that the Centre was dispatching additional teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to Kerala in response to the CM’s appeal. (PTI)
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