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Rains batter South India, Kerala worst hit with 22 dead

6:44 pm August 9, 2019

Chennai/Thiruvananthapuram/Bengaluru: Rains continued to batter South India on Friday, with landslips and floods throwing life out of gear in Kerala leaving 22 people dead over the past three days and authorities scrambling to evacuate people from low-lying areas. Over 80,000 flood-affected people were evacuated in Karnataka, as Tamil Nadu asked the IAF to be on […]

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Kerala rain fury claims 4 more lives, over 22,000 moved to relief camps

1:59 pm August 9, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: There was no let-up from heavy rains in Kerala as four members of a family were killed at Edavanna in Malappuram district when their house collapsed on Friday, taking the rain-related death toll in the state to 12, while over 22,000 people have been moved to relief camps. The Cochin International Airport, where flight […]

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Heavy rainfall in several parts of Kerala

Extremely heavy rains forecast, red alerts in 6 dists

9:35 pm July 16, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: With the weather office predicting extremely heavy rains in the coming days for Kerala, a red alert has been issued in the state’s six districts, including Idukki and Malappuram, from July 18. The red alert, denoting likelihood of very heavy to extremely heavy rain, has been issued in Idukki, Malappuram , Wayanad, Kannur, Ernakulam […]

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