Kerala Floods

Centre to launch digital locker facility in flood-prone Kerala villages

Two flood-prone village panchayats in Kerala are getting ready to go the tech way and implement digital locker facility for people for the safe upkeep of their valuable documents

'Flood tourism' will not be permitted: Kerala Minister

As rains continued in Kerala, state Revenue Minister K Rajan said that people should strictly avoid going to areas which are flooded as part of a growing trend of "flood tourism".

Explained: Why early warning systems for floods and cyclones fall short

Lack of scientific data on the effectiveness of warning systems and lack of localised action plans to follow warnings, are some issues that plague India's Early Warning Systems

Kerala rains: Orange alert in 4 districts, yellow alert in 8 others

The IMD at 4 pm issued orange alert for the day in the northern Kerala districts of Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod

Heavy rains to continue in Kerala over the weekend; 2 dams opened

Atleast 10 districts in Kerala will receive heavy rainfall on Saturday and Sunday with the IMD issuing a Yellow alert

As Kerala floods claim 20 lives, eco expert says it's an 'invited disaster'

These disasters were caused due to higher economic activities like rock quarrying, construction of new buildings and roads and destruction of natural forest, says Madhav Gadgil

Flood-affected Kerala to witness rains for 3-4 days more, says IMD

There were extreme floods in at least three districts of Kerala, heavy to very heavy rainfall in eastern states, and moderate to heavy rainfall in several states of northwest India on Sunday

Flash floods, landslides in Kerala caused by Mini cloudburst events: Expert

The brief, intense rain spells in a couple of regions in Kerala indicated mini cloudbursts, a factor that also led to casualties, damage and loss of properties, a scientist at CUSAT claimed

21 dead as heavy rains, landslides continue to reign havoc in Kerala

The death toll due to the heavy rains and landslides in Kerala mounted to 21, according to the State's Information and Public Relations Department on Sunday.Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted that the intense spell of rainfall activity over Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and Puducherry is likely to reduce from today.There would be a significant reduction in rainfall in Kerala today as compared to Saturday, said Indian Meteorological Department senior scientist Naresh Kumar on Sunday."There is going to be rainfall of a maximum of 6-7 cm today as compared to the 29 cm of rainfall recorded Saturday. And thereafter, there would be clear weather," Kumar said."Yesterday there was a low-pressure area over south-east Arabian sea adjoining Kerala. Today morning it is markedly less. It is weakened today. Because of its effect, yesterday there was extreme rainfall, more than 29 cm rainfall," said Kumar.Earlier in the day, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan urged

Kerala Rains: Indian Air Force medium-lift inducted for flood relief

Indian Air Force helicopters have been inducted for relief efforts in Kerala districts inundated due to heavy rains.

Centre will provide all help; continuously monitoring Kerala floods: Shah

The Centre will provide all possible assistance to the people of Kerala who have been affected by heavy rains and resulting floods, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday. He said in a tweet that the government was "continuously monitoring the situation in parts of Kerala in the wake of heavy rainfall and flooding." "The Central govt will provide all possible support to help people in need. NDRF teams have already been sent to assist the rescue operations. Praying for everyone's safety," Shah said. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has deployed 11 teams for search, rescue and relief operations in the state where the death toll from heavy rains and landslide rose to eight on Sunday.

How LDF's handling of three crises could shape the poll narrative in Kerala

The electorate is most likely to rate the govt on its response to the flood, its management of the economy after GST, and its recent response to Covid-19

Idukki landslide: Tamil Nadu CM assures rescue support to Kerala govt

Tamil Nadu CM K Palaniswami assured support to his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan on rescue efforts following a massive landslide that killed at least 28 people in the neighbouring state.

Cyclone Ockhi, 2 floods, Nipah, and now Covid-19: Winning times for Vijayan

In the industrial sector, the government is credited with the push given to start-ups. The state government data says their number has gone up from 300 in 2016 to 2,200 now

Govt approves additional Rs 5,751 cr to 8 states as calamity relief

The eight states which will get the financial assistance are: Kerala, Maharashtra, Bihar, Nagaland, Odisha, Rajasthan, West Bengal and Karnataka

Rahul Gandhi calls PM Modi, seeks assistance over floods in Kerala

Gandhi called Modi and asked for relief and assistance to those affected including for his constituency Wayanad

Will the 2019 floods change the way we respond to extreme weather events?

Experts say climate change isn't always the culprit; exploitation, pollution and encroachment by humans play a larger role in making a disaster out of a manageable hazard

Flood policy needs complete overhaul

India must learn from the ecological pioneers and carefully adapt the learnings to our own conditions

Death toll rises to 241 in five flood-hit states; red alert in Rajasthan

A red alert warning has been issued for Jodhpur, Nagaur and Pali in Rajasthan for the next 24 hours

Kerala floods: Rahul writes to RBI Governor Das, seeks relief for farmers

Kerala has witnessed the worst floods in over a century