Overview
- Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan said the death toll rose to 15 with seven people missing and rescue operations were intensified after renewed heavy rain on Monday, August 3.
- State authorities report 316 relief camps are open and 11,018 people have been sheltered after floods, landslides and house damage forced mass evacuations.
- The India Meteorological Department and Kerala State Disaster Management Authority placed districts under orange and yellow alerts for heavy to very heavy rain, prompting school closures in 12 districts.
- Officials flagged a critical hydrological risk when the Moozhiyar dam catchment reached red-alert levels and warned the dam may need to be opened if inflows continue to rise, while the Pamba and other rivers swelled in Pathanamthitta.
- National and state response teams including NDRF units, additional fire and rescue personnel and helicopters have been deployed, and authorities warned crop losses, infrastructure damage and more displacements could follow if more rain arrives.