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Kerala's recurring floods demonstrate a governance failure. Crucial data remains uncollected, and ignored expert warnings highlight systemic negligence, with the same regions suffering devastation again.
Kerala is introducing its first landslide early warning system, capable of predicting slope failures up to 24 hours in advance.
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Kerala UV alert has been issued across six districts due to a high UV index, prompting health and safety advisories.
Even though floods were treated as disasters and received financial assistance under SDRF norms, the tidal rise did not fall under this purview.
Post-landslide, 'Humes' doubled its weather monitoring systems to around 500, adding hi-tech automated trackers that issue alerts at set intervals.
MV Wan Hai 503, which caught fire off the Kannur coast, was carrying cargo classified as dangerous goods, according to the Directorate General of Shipping.
A release issued by KSDMA says there has been discussion about deploying expert firefighters from the UK or the Netherlands.
WANHAI 503 cargo ship carrying hazardous materials, caught fire off the Kannur coast
The ship carrying 640 containers, capsized on May 25, approximately 15 nautical miles southwest of Alappuzha.
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