Several people have been injured and displaced in rain-related incidents in the southern state where dams in many districts are nearing its full capacity and small towns and villages in the hilly areas are totally cut off from the outside world.
Four people died in landslides in Koottickal in Kottayam and Kokkayar in Idduki districts of Kerala and 12 persons went missing on Saturday due to heavy rainfall in the state.
At least 8 people are dead and five persons are reported missing after heavy rains lashed Kerala since Friday evening. Consequent to the rains the authorities have issued a red alert in 6 districts while another 6 districts are on orange alert and two districts are under yellow alert, thereby indicating that all the 14 districts in the state are experiencing heavy rains.
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The largely arid province has reported more than five times its usual rainfall since the start of the month, resulting in the destruction of dams and rail lines, Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported on Sunday.
With the rising water level, the reservoir has commenced releasing surplus water since 2 p.m. on Sunday.
Rainwater entered homes in different residential colonies at Hayat Nagar, where some residents complained that their household items were washed away.
In a four-page letter sent on Tuesday, the chief minister alleged that the floods were "man-made" and caused by "uncontrolled and unplanned" discharge of water from DVC dams in Jharkhand's Panchet and Maithon.
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A leading journalist of a regional channel died as the boat swept away, and the other journalist who was onboard is in a serious condition, informed spokesperson of SCB Medical College Hospital, Cuttack.
Public Works Department officials said that the water level in Krishnagiri Reservoir Project Damdam stood at 51.20 feet on Thursday against its full capacity of 52 feet.
West Bengal experienced heavy rain since Sunday night and throughout Monday morning. The weathermen forecast more downpours in the next 24 hours.
The water level in the Brahmani and the Mahanadi rivers may cross the danger marks in Jajpur, Cuttack, Puri, Kendrapara, and Jagatsinghpur districts.
Several parts of Rajkot city were submerged in water, with an urgent need to relocate at least 200 people from low-lying areas due to the Aji river overflowing, officials said.
Massive flooding caused havoc in Rajkot and Jamnagar districts of Gujarat as they are witnessing heavy rainfall. Rescue operation are being carried by NDRF in several areas of Rajkot
Several parts of Rajkot city were submerged in water, with urgent need to relocate at least 200 people from low-lying areas due to the Aji river overflowing, officials said.
The capital city of Bhubaneswar received 195 mm rainfall in 24 hours, breaking a 63-year-old record, while the pilgrim town of Puri recorded 341 mm, the highest in 88 years, during the period as rain clobbered large parts of the state, they said.
The depression over the northwest Bay of Bengal intensified into a deep depression and crossed the coast near Chandbali in Bhadrak district on Monday morning, following which the weather office issued alerts for 13 districts.
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