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IN PICS | Several dead as rains batter Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

Monsoon rains continued to batter several parts of India on 9th August 2019. Kerala is on the edge with 22 deaths so far in rain and landslide-related incidents. Other flood-hit states include Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Gujarat and Odisha. The Met Department has predicted more rains in the southern and western regions of the country over the next two days.
Monsoon rains continued to batter several parts of India on 9th August 2019. Kerala is on the edge (in picture) with 22 deaths so far in rain and landslide-related incidents. Other flood-hit states include Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Goa, Andhr
Monsoon rains continued to batter several parts of India on 9th August 2019. Kerala is on the edge (in picture) with 22 deaths so far in rain and landslide-related incidents. Other flood-hit states include Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Goa, Andhr
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Nearly 100 acres of tea estate land, along with a temple, mosque, post office and a plantation company's canteen, were washed away on August 8th evening in Puthumala, 11 km from the scenic hill town of Meppadi in Wayanad, which is the epicentre of the rain fury in Kerala. (Photo | TP Sooraj, EPS)
Nearly 100 acres of tea estate land, along with a temple, mosque, post office and a plantation company's canteen, were washed away on August 8th evening in Puthumala, 11 km from the scenic hill town of Meppadi in Wayanad, which is the epicentre of the rain fury in Kerala. (Photo | TP Sooraj, EPS)
Nearly 100 acres of tea estate land, along with a temple, mosque, post office and a plantation company's canteen, were washed away on August 8th evening in Puthumala, 11 km from the scenic hill town of Meppadi in Wayanad, which is the epicentre of the rain fury in Kerala. (Photo | TP Sooraj, EPS)
Nearly 100 acres of tea estate land, along with a temple, mosque, post office and a plantation company's canteen, were washed away on August 8th evening in Puthumala, 11 km from the scenic hill town of Meppadi in Wayanad, which is the epicentre of the rain fury in Kerala. (Photo | TP Sooraj, EPS)
The Meteorological Department said the 'Red Alert' will continue in seven districts of Kerala on 10th August. (Photo | A Sanesh, EPS)
The Meteorological Department said the 'Red Alert' will continue in seven districts of Kerala on 10th August. (Photo | A Sanesh, EPS)
The Cochin International Airport suspended all operations until 11th August after its runway was submerged in water. (Photo | Albin Mathew, EPS)
The Cochin International Airport suspended all operations until 11th August after its runway was submerged in water. (Photo | Albin Mathew, EPS)
There are 13 teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and three teams each of the engineering task force and the Army in Kerala currently. (Photo | Albin Mathew, EPS)
There are 13 teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and three teams each of the engineering task force and the Army in Kerala currently. (Photo | Albin Mathew, EPS)
Had the people in the outskirts of Nilambur in Malappuram listened, a big tragedy could have been averted. We are told that 19 families who were told to move out did so, and in the very same area, 40 people who failed to listen to the authorities are reported missing after it was hit by landslide, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said. (Photo | A Sanesh, EPS)
Had the people in the outskirts of Nilambur in Malappuram listened, a big tragedy could have been averted. We are told that 19 families who were told to move out did so, and in the very same area, 40 people who failed to listen to the authorities are reported missing after it was hit by landslide, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said. (Photo | A Sanesh, EPS)
Despite warnings about a high tide, local people are seen thronging Valiyathura bridge in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on August 9th 2019. (Photo | Vincent Pulickal, EPS)
Despite warnings about a high tide, local people are seen thronging Valiyathura bridge in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on August 9th 2019. (Photo | Vincent Pulickal, EPS)
Policemen rehearse for the upcoming Independence Day parade at the waterlogged Central Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on August 9th, 2019. (Photo | Vincent Pulickal, EPS)
Policemen rehearse for the upcoming Independence Day parade at the waterlogged Central Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on August 9th, 2019. (Photo | Vincent Pulickal, EPS)
Floodwaters being released from Srisailam dam in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. The floods have affected nearly a lakh people. About 19,000 were evacuated from low-lying areas and shifted to relief camps. (Photo | EPS)
Floodwaters being released from Srisailam dam in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. The floods have affected nearly a lakh people. About 19,000 were evacuated from low-lying areas and shifted to relief camps. (Photo | EPS)
Four members of a family were killed when the two-storied house they had moved into a day before collapsed in Kunduthodu near Edavanna in Kerala's Malappuram district following heavy rains on August 9th morning. (Photo | Manu R Mavelil, EPS)
Four members of a family were killed when the two-storied house they had moved into a day before collapsed in Kunduthodu near Edavanna in Kerala's Malappuram district following heavy rains on August 9th morning. (Photo | Manu R Mavelil, EPS)
Heavy rainfall in south and west Odisha earlier this week claimed at least three lives and two others are missing in the flash floods in Koraput, Kandhamal and Kalahandi districts. Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Sudam Marndi said the flood situation has improved as all major rivers in the State are flowing below the danger level. (Photo | EPS)
Heavy rainfall in south and west Odisha earlier this week claimed at least three lives and two others are missing in the flash floods in Koraput, Kandhamal and Kalahandi districts. Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Sudam Marndi said the flood situation has improved as all major rivers in the State are flowing below the danger level. (Photo | EPS)
Torrential rains battered hilly Nilgiris and Coimbatore districts of Tamil Nadu. The colony near Athupalam constructed on the banks of the Noyyal River was flooded in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore on August 9th 2019. (Photo | U Rakesh Kumar, EPS)
Torrential rains battered hilly Nilgiris and Coimbatore districts of Tamil Nadu. The colony near Athupalam constructed on the banks of the Noyyal River was flooded in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore on August 9th 2019. (Photo | U Rakesh Kumar, EPS)
A woman being rescued in Kerala. The chief minister's office has directed district collectors to evacuate people from danger-prone areas. (Photo | EPS)
A woman being rescued in Kerala. The chief minister's office has directed district collectors to evacuate people from danger-prone areas. (Photo | EPS)
A 97-year-old woman was one among at least 74 families in this Karnataka village who were trapped in floods as the water from Ghataprabha River gushed into their village on 6th August 2019. Timely intervention by the Indian Army has saved at least 250 lives in Malali village which is distanced around 20km from Mudhol town in Karnataka. (Photo | EPS)
A 97-year-old woman was one among at least 74 families in this Karnataka village who were trapped in floods as the water from Ghataprabha River gushed into their village on 6th August 2019. Timely intervention by the Indian Army has saved at least 250 lives in Malali village which is distanced around 20km from Mudhol town in Karnataka. (Photo | EPS)
In flood-hit Karnataka, the death toll in rain-related deaths increased to 15 from 9 on August 9th and 45,000 people have been shifted to relief camps and safer places from low-lying and submerged areas in the affected districts. Rescue and relief operations are being scaled up in view of the IMD forecasting more heavy rains in the regions till August 11th. (Photo | PTI)
In flood-hit Karnataka, the death toll in rain-related deaths increased to 15 from 9 on August 9th and 45,000 people have been shifted to relief camps and safer places from low-lying and submerged areas in the affected districts. Rescue and relief operations are being scaled up in view of the IMD forecasting more heavy rains in the regions till August 11th. (Photo | PTI)
Four people were killed in a cloudburst in Uttarakhand's Chamoli and Tehri districts in separate rain-related incidents on August 8th 2019. (Photo | PTI)
Four people were killed in a cloudburst in Uttarakhand's Chamoli and Tehri districts in separate rain-related incidents on August 8th 2019. (Photo | PTI)
Around 1,000 people have been evacuated from catchment areas of Sardar Sarovar Dam in Madhya Pradesh's Barwani and Dhar districts as the Narmada river is flowing above the danger mark following heavy rains. (Photo | PTI)
Around 1,000 people have been evacuated from catchment areas of Sardar Sarovar Dam in Madhya Pradesh's Barwani and Dhar districts as the Narmada river is flowing above the danger mark following heavy rains. (Photo | PTI)
The grim flood situation in south-west Maharashtra has left at least 37 people dead. (Photo | PTI)
The grim flood situation in south-west Maharashtra has left at least 37 people dead. (Photo | PTI)
With overnight rains subsiding, the waters have started receding in some parts of the worst-hit localities of the state giving relief to the residents and rescuers, though the IMD has issued red alert for heavy rains in Pune, Sangli (in picture), and Kolhapur over the next couple of days. (Photo | PTI)
With overnight rains subsiding, the waters have started receding in some parts of the worst-hit localities of the state giving relief to the residents and rescuers, though the IMD has issued red alert for heavy rains in Pune, Sangli (in picture), and Kolhapur over the next couple of days. (Photo | PTI)
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