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Thousands stranded in south India floods

Godwin Akweiteh AlloteybyGodwin Akweiteh Allotey
August 18, 2018
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India’s armed services are stepping up efforts to rescue thousands of people stranded by flooding in southern Kerala state that has killed 324 people.

Hundreds of troops, and dozens of boats and helicopters are helping to evacuate people from what officials say is the worst flooding there in a century.

Many people are still believed to be trapped on rooftops of flooded homes.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier flew over the worst-hit sites and met state officials to discuss the crisis.

There are fears the situation may get worse with more heavy rain and strong winds forecast over the weekend.

Nearly 1,000 people have died in total since India’s rainy season began in June.

How bad is it in Kerala?
Kerala’s chief minister, Pinarayi Vijayan, says the flooding is the worst the state has seen in 100 years.

In a tweet, he said that more than 314,000 people were now living in more than 2,000 emergency relief camps set up in the area.

But many others remain stuck on trees and rooftops – NDTV says the number is in the thousands, but other news sites puts the figure in the hundreds.

A special train that carries drinking water has also been sent to the state.

Prime Minister Modi flew to Cochin early on Saturday where he chaired a meeting of officials, before conducting an aerial survey of the worst affected areas.

The international airport there is closed because of flooding on the runway.

Anil Vasudevan, the head of the Kerala health disaster response wing, has said they are prepared to help victims and are planning for the risk of water-borne diseases when the flooding recedes.

Why is the situation so bad?
Weeks of heavy monsoon rains triggered landslides and floods. While it is normal for Kerala to get some of the country’s highest rainfall during monsoon season, the India Meteorological Department said it had been hit with 37% more than usual because of a spell of low pressure over the region.

Environmental scientists are also blaming deforestation, especially the failure to protect ecologically fragile mountain ranges in the area, local media report.

Mr Vijayan, the region’s chief minister, has said the situation in Kerala has been made worse by neighbouring governments.

Earlier this week, he and his counterpart in Tamil Nadu had a public spat over the release of water from a dam.

Kerala has 41 rivers flowing into the Arabian Sea, and 80 of its dams are now said to be open after being overwhelmed.

“Almost all dams are now opened. Most of our water treatment plants are submerged. Motors are damaged,” Mr Vjayan said.

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Source: BBC

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