KOCHI, South India: Heavy rains hit the southern Indian state of Kerala over the weekend, killing at least 22 people, according to Indian authorities.
Rainfall across the state caused flash floods and landslides in various regions, necessitating the deployment of the Indian army and navy to assist locals. According to police and eyewitnesses, a landslide in Kuttikkal village killed 13 people.
“There were four landslides there yesterday, the hill behind me, which sent water and other objects downstairs,” a resident said on Sunday, standing in front of the now-bare mountainside.
According to PK Jayasree, a key government official in the Kottayam district, where the landslide occurred, over half of the victims came from a single-family. “One family lost all six members,” he explained.
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The state’s emergency management committee stated in a statement that light rain is likely to continue across the state, while weather advisories in many places have been lifted.
Kerala was also hit by the worst floods in a century in 2018, with at least 400 people killed and 200,000 more homeless.
India, which has a population of 1.3 billion people, relies on rains to feed its people, many of whom are farmers. Excessive rainfall, on the other hand, can result in floods, landslides, and water-borne infections.
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