KERALA

Rahul Gandhi expected to visit Wayanad, Malappuram, Kozhikode

7:39 pm August 10, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is expected to visit his flood-ravaged constituency of Wayanad on August 11, party sources said. Eleven people have so far lost their lives in the hilly district of Wayanad in the monsoon fury, where many are feared missing in a landslide. “Probably going to Kerala tomorrow. I don’t want to […]

Heavy rains expected in Gujarat on July 16; IMD issues red alert

Rains lash Gujarat, warning issued for weekend

11:07 pm August 9, 2019

Ahmedabad: Heavy rains continued in many places in Gujarat on Friday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a warning of “heavy to very heavy rainfall” over the next two days. The downpour threw normal life out of gear at many places in central and south Gujarat, resulting in swollen rivers and water-logging in residential […]

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 […]

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 […]

Death toll in Kerala climbs to 22

1:49 pm August 9, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: As heavy rains continued to batter various parts of Kerala, 22 people have lost their lives with over 22,000 people being shifted to relief centres. Red alert has been issued in nine districts with the worst affected being Wayanad, Malappuram, Kannur and Idukki. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who chaired a high-level meeting Friday morning […]