In the worst ever torrential rains in Kerala in this monsoon season, over 350 lives have been lost and one million persons evacuated to 5,645 camps so far.
Kerala
floods: The situation in the flood-ravaged state was gradually
improving, even as some rainfall was forecast for the coastal state
from Monday onwards.
According to the Indian Meteorological
Department, “heavy rainfall” is expected only in Kozhikode,
Kannur and Idduki districts over the next four days. However, even as
water recedes from major areas, authorities are gearing up to deal
with the possible outbreak of water-borne and air-borne diseases.
Commercial
flight operations from the Naval airport at Kochi commenced today
with the first Air India flight from Bengaluru arriving this morning.
It is after 18 years that civilian flights are landing and taking off
from the naval airport.
The
Indian Railways said that two special trains will be run on Monday
from Thiruvananthapuram and Ernakulam to Kolkata and that the train
services are expected to be restored on all lines in Kerala by Monday
evening.
The Railways would also provide blankets and bedsheets to
the affected people in Kerala.
In
the worst ever torrential rains in Kerala in this monsoon season,
over 350 lives have been lost and one million persons evacuated to
5,645 camps so far.
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