Thiruvananthapuram/Kozhikode: The South-West Monsoon appears to have weakened across Kerala on Sunday with most of the flooded areas recording less rainfall. The development has helped speed up rescue and relief operations, according to government officials.
Meanwhile, the death toll due to rain related incidents, including the two major disasters at Puthumala in Wayanad and Kavalappara in Malappuram, have risen to 78.
Three more bodies were recovered from the landslide-struck Kavalappara on Sunday, taking the death toll to 12.
Rescue operations are in progress to trace those who were trapped under the debris in Wayanad's Meppadi, another village wiped out by landslide. According to officials, 7 people remain to be traced from the village.
About 2.61 lakh people from 75,636 families have been shifted to 1,639 relief camps in the state. "There is respite from the rains today in the hills. But we need to be cautious. It's not easy to escape from landslides," Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said. In Kerala, 2,966 houses have been partially damaged and 286 fully, official sources said.
Air passengers got a huge respite as flight operations resumed from the Cochin International Airport on Sunday after three days' shutdown.
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Fake news
DGP Loknath Behra informed that 19 cases have been registered for spreading fake news regarding the relief and rescue operations. The Cyber Cell and High-tech cell of the Kerala Police have begun the investigation.
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Shah 'deliberately' skipped flood affected Kerala: CPM
The CPM politburo on Monday claimed that Home Minister Amit Shah "deliberately skipped" the aerial survey of flood-affected Kerala and instead chose to visit BJP-ruled states like Maharashtra and Karnataka.
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Food poisoning
Around 30 people from the relief camp at Neervaram Higher Secondary School have been admitted to Mananthavady district hospital after suspected food poisoning.
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Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will visit Wayanad and Malappuram districts on Tuesday.
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Holiday for educational institutions in 8 districts on Tuesday
District collectors of Kottayam, Ernakulam, Alappuzha, Kannur, Wayanad, Malappuram, Thrissur and Kozhikode declared holiday for all educational institutions, including professional colleges and Anganwadis.
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The Aluva Mahadeva Temple as the water from the nearby Periyar river starts to recede. Photo: Josekutty Pannackal
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There will be no change in Kannur University's LLB and Health Science examination scheduled for Tuesday.
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Tales of survival and hope emerge from disaster-hit Kerala
As Kerala is slowly coming to terms with the devastation caused by last week's rains and landslides stories of survival have begun to emerge from different parts of the state.
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MG University postponed all exams scheduled for Tuesday.
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Claiming car insurance for flood damage will be tough
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School holiday
All educational institutions in Kottayam, Ernakulam, Alappuzha, Kannur, Wayanad, Malappuram, Thrissur and Kozhikode districts will remain shut on Tuesday.
Pathanamthitta collector has declared a holiday on Tuesday and Wednesday for all educational institutions which are functioning as relief camps in the district.
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Orange alert in 6 districts
Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Idukki, Malappuram, Wayanad, Kannur districts have been put on orange alert by IMD for Tuesday.
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Cloudburst, changing monsoon patterns likely behind extreme rains in Kerala
The intensity of the rainfall over the past few days in the Western Ghat region of Kerala hinted that it could have been triggered by such cloudburst.
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All educational institutions in Wayanad, Malappuram, Thrissur and Kozhikode districts will remain shut on Tuesday.
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Rainfall received in 14 districts of Kerala in June and August
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Rahul Gandhi assures all help to flood affected people
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday visited flood affected areas in his Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, including worst-hit Puthumala and assured all help to those hit by the calamity to rebuild their lives.
He interacted with people in relief camps at Meppadi in Wayanad and Kaithapoil in Kozhikode district.
He told flood affected people at Meppadi and Kaithapoil that as their representative, he has spoken to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi "to ask for help for this region from the state and central governments."
Rahul Gandhi talks to people at a relief camp in Kozhikode.
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Low pressure taking shape over Bay of Bengal
A fresh low pressure area, is likely to form over northwest Bay of Bengal by around Tuesday, may trigger rainfall of varied intensity in different parts of Kerala. The IMD says that the rains will mostly be in the coastal regions.
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Will help rebuild your lives, Rahul in Wayanad
Wayanad M and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has assured all help to the people of his flood-hit constituency rebuild their lives.
"We are all with you in this hour of crisis and I call upon not just Congress workers, but all the people to work to ease the suffering of the people. You don't have to worry about your future as we will help you rebuild your lives," said Gandhi while addressing a relief camp at Thiruvampady.
He also told the gathering that he had spoken to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday seeking help for flood-hit Kerala.
"Today is Eid and though I know that the people are distressed, I take this opportunity to wish all of you 'Eid Mubarak'. We will use the spirit of Eid to help the people who are suffering," he added.
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Train services to resume in Shoranur-Kozhikode route by Monday afternoon.
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One more body was found from Kottakkunnu in Malappuram which witnessed a major landslide two days ago, rising the death toll to 3. The deceased has been identified as Sarojini, 63.
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State-run telecom firm BSNL recently announced unlimited calling for subscribers within company's network for seven days in flood-hit areas of Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra.
The company has also offered SMS and 1 GB data service for free in these areas.
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Pinarayi held a meeting with senior officials on Sunday morning.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for rains for three districts - Kannur, Kasaragod and Wayand.
Vadakara in Kozhikode district recorded 21 cm of rainfall, the highest in the state as of 8:30am Sunday, followed by Kodungallur in Thrissur (19.9) and Perinthalmanna in Malappuram (13.8), the IMD said.
Pinarayi also said the water level in the major dams was not a cause of worry as of now. The Idukki Dam, one of the biggest in the state, presently had only 36.61 per cent of its capacity, he added.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived on a two-day visit to Kerala this afternoon and visited his Lok Sabha constituency Wayanad.
The Southern Railway on Sunday fully cancelled 10 trains including the Mangaluru-Thiruvananthapuram Express, Maveli Express, Malabar Express, Kannur-Ernakulam Intercity Express, Ernakulam-Bengaluru Intercity express and four passengers.
Seven trains have been partially cancelled and two trains diverted, it announced.
Various agencies, including the Army, Navy, Coast Guard, NDRF, police force, volunteers and fishermen are involved in the rescue operations at various places.
This is the second consecutive year that the floods and landslides have ravaged Kerala which is yet to recover from the devastating deluge that claimed over 400 lives last year and had rendered lakhs homeless.
