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Monsoon Surges Flood More Kerala Districts, Thousands Relocated

Relief authorities are scrambling to house displaced families under orange alerts issued for state rivers.

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Overview

  • Rivers Meenachil, Pampa, Achankovil and Manimala breached banks in central Travancore, while northern districts such as Kasaragod, Kozhikode and Kannur face rising waters from swollen tributaries.
  • Alappuzha and Kottayam administrations have opened dozens of relief camps sheltering over 5,000 people in low-lying panchayats, and Cooperation Minister V. N. Vasavan has toured facilities to oversee essential services.
  • The State Irrigation Department has placed the Manimala and Achankovil rivers on orange alert as gauges record dangerously high water levels.
  • Floodwaters have submerged major highways, halted bus services and damaged roads across multiple districts, complicating rescue and relief operations.
  • In Idukki district, landslides and heavy runoff have destroyed ten houses, ruined more than 350 hectares of crops and left over 3,200 farmers affected.