Worst India flood storms in over century kill several hundred people and leave over 800,000 homeless
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India Flooding Kills Hundreds, Drives More than 800,000 from Homes in Kerala State
By weather.com less than an hour ago Associated Press
Almost a Million Displaced by Monsoon Rains in Southern India
The worst flooding in nearly a century continues to cripple the southern Indian state of Kerala.
At a Glance
Death tolls of more than 200 to 350 were reported by various news agencies.The floods have forced more than 800,000 residents from their homes.Rains are finally diminishing in parts of Kerala state, hit by its worst flooding in a century.
Some 800,000 people have been displaced worst flooding in a century in southern India's Kerala state, as authorities rushed to bring drinking water to the most affected areas, officials said. Death tolls of more than 200 to 350 were reported by various news agencies.
At least two trains carrying about 400,000 gallons of water moved to the flooded areas from the neighboring states of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, Indian railway official Milind Deouskar said, according to the Press Trust of India news agency.
After one of the trains arrived, P.H. Kurian, a top disaster management official in Kerala, said authorities had largely restored the state's water supply systems. "What we need right now is bottled water, which is easy to transport to remote and isolated places, where some people are still stranded," Kurian said.
Officials have called it the worst flooding in Kerala in a century, with rainfall in some areas well over double that of a typical monsoon season. Rains were finally diminishing in parts of Kerala state Monday morning.
Thousands of rescuers were continuing efforts to reach out to stranded people and get relief supplies to isolated areas by hundreds of boats and nearly two dozen helicopters, Kurian said. He said weather conditions had improved considerably and expected the nearly 10,000 people still stranded to be rescued by Monday.
An estimated 800,000 people have taken shelter in some 4,000 relief camps across Kerala, Kurian said.
The downpours that started Aug. 8 have triggered floods and landslides and caused homes and bridges to collapse across Kerala, a picturesque state known for its quiet tropical backwaters and beautiful beaches.
In several villages in the suburbs of Chengannur, one of the worst-affected areas, carcasses of dead cattle were seen floating in muddy waters on Sunday as water began receding. However, vast rice fields continued to be marooned and many vehicles were submerged.
In some villages, the floodwaters had entered homes...........
India Flooding Kills Hundreds, Drives More than 800,000 from Homes in Kerala State
By weather.com less than an hour ago Associated Press
Almost a Million Displaced by Monsoon Rains in Southern India
The worst flooding in nearly a century continues to cripple the southern Indian state of Kerala.
At a Glance
Death tolls of more than 200 to 350 were reported by various news agencies.The floods have forced more than 800,000 residents from their homes.Rains are finally diminishing in parts of Kerala state, hit by its worst flooding in a century.
Some 800,000 people have been displaced worst flooding in a century in southern India's Kerala state, as authorities rushed to bring drinking water to the most affected areas, officials said. Death tolls of more than 200 to 350 were reported by various news agencies.
At least two trains carrying about 400,000 gallons of water moved to the flooded areas from the neighboring states of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, Indian railway official Milind Deouskar said, according to the Press Trust of India news agency.
After one of the trains arrived, P.H. Kurian, a top disaster management official in Kerala, said authorities had largely restored the state's water supply systems. "What we need right now is bottled water, which is easy to transport to remote and isolated places, where some people are still stranded," Kurian said.
Officials have called it the worst flooding in Kerala in a century, with rainfall in some areas well over double that of a typical monsoon season. Rains were finally diminishing in parts of Kerala state Monday morning.
Thousands of rescuers were continuing efforts to reach out to stranded people and get relief supplies to isolated areas by hundreds of boats and nearly two dozen helicopters, Kurian said. He said weather conditions had improved considerably and expected the nearly 10,000 people still stranded to be rescued by Monday.
An estimated 800,000 people have taken shelter in some 4,000 relief camps across Kerala, Kurian said.
The downpours that started Aug. 8 have triggered floods and landslides and caused homes and bridges to collapse across Kerala, a picturesque state known for its quiet tropical backwaters and beautiful beaches.
In several villages in the suburbs of Chengannur, one of the worst-affected areas, carcasses of dead cattle were seen floating in muddy waters on Sunday as water began receding. However, vast rice fields continued to be marooned and many vehicles were submerged.
In some villages, the floodwaters had entered homes...........
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Comments (11)
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- Yes, many people are very selfish and only care about themself and what's in it for them.
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Clearly, that is a false impression;