Rains again lash Kerala, toll rises to 163 in Ker-KTAKA

After a lull, rains again lashed parts of Kerala on Wednesday while in Karnataka the situation in coastal and south interior regions improved further with a let up in the downpour, as the toll rose to 163 with over 50 people missing in the two states.

Around six lakh people have been housed in over 2000 relief camps in the two states.

A Kerala government update at 5 PM said 102 people lost their lives across the state in floods and landslides, triggered by the second spell of monsoon, since August 8.

Officials said though people have started shifting to their homes in many places, there are still 1,89,649 sheltered in 1,119 relief camps.

Relief operations are in full swing in flood-ravaged districts of Karnataka, where the toll has gone up to 61 with seven more bodies recovered on Wednesday, as the rains abated in some areas.

Rains, which abated on Monday, battered various parts of Kerala since Tuesday night with the Met office in its latest update forecasting more ...