At least 23 people have been killed in Kerala since Saturday night as a result of the heavy rains that triggered landslides in the districts of Idukki and Kottayam.14 have been found dead in Kottayam, and nine in Idukki.
Intense spells of rain have also been reported across northwest India, south peninsular India, and east India, with Kerala being the worst hit after heavy rains caused a landslide and flooding that have left at least 23 dead.
On the state government’s request, the Army, Navy and Air Force have stepped in to help the civil administration handle the situation.
The National Disaster Response Force has decided to deploy 11 teams.
The Indian Meteorological Department expects rains to decrease significantly in northwest India from tomorrow, while much of southern India began to see reductions in rainfall yesterday.
Intense spells of rain have also been reported across northwest India, south peninsular India, and east India.
Tamil Nadu also saw three dead yesterday as a result of heavy rain-related incidents, with two bodies recovered in the Namakkal district and one in Kanyakumari.
Massive evacuation efforts are on in other parts of the state, where raising of dam shutters is causing all major rivers to swell.
The rescue and evacuation drive has been joined by units of disaster management force, navy, army, fire force and local self-defence teams.
Here are the Live Updates on the weather across India:
A western disturbance (WD) as a trough in mid & upper tropospheric westerlies runs roughly along Long.
64°E to the north of Lat. 28°N. It is likely to deepen into the Arabian Sea and persist during the next 2-3 days.
The withdrawal line of southwest monsoon passes over Nagaland, Assam, West Bengal, Odisha, Telangana, Karnataka and Maharashtra on Saturday morning.
Intense weather activity is set to drench Uttarakhand this Sunday and Monday, October 17-18, as heavy showers have been forecast across the state.