Kerala Floods

Six people dead, dozen reported missing, several others injured as heavy rains pound Kerala

The state government has sought the assistance of the defence forces for rescue operations even as a 'red alert' was sounded for six districts of Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur and Palakkad

No-confidence motion against P Vijayan govt defeated in Kerala Assembly; CM says Congress in 'pathetic situation'

It is after a 15-year gap that a no-confidence motion was moved against the state government

Narendra Modi reviews flood situation in six states, calls for innovative technology for forecast system

The prime minister appealed for better coordination between Central and state agencies as part of a permanent system to predict floods

Toll due to Idukki landslide rises to 43; IMD predicts heavy rains in six districts in Kerala till Tuesday

Incessant rains, landslides and opening of shutters of dams across rivers have led to rise in water levels in rivers and streams in central Kerala, aggravating the flood situation.

Landslide in Kerala Updates: Rescue ops to continue overnight, says CM Pinarayi Vijayan; NDRF team arrives at spot

Landslide in Kerala LATEST Updates: Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the rescue operations for those stuck in the debris of the Idukki landslide will continue during the night.

Nipah virus, Kerala floods, and now COVID-19: Malayalam media's coverage of crises offers a model worth replicating for constructive journalism

The Malayalam news media has focused on solution-based journalism thus guiding people in Kerala towards measures or a preventive cure to overcome a crisis like COVID-19 as opposed to peddling sensationalist or communal dribble which are characteristic of a lot of Indian language media

Man in Wayanad, who lost his house in 2019 Kerala floods, ends life over delay in receiving state assistance

Anguished over the alleged delay in receiving flood relief from the Kerala government, a 42-year-old man committed suicide in Wayanad district

Kerala Tourism eyes 10-12% rise in footfalls, earnings in current fiscal post-worst deluge in a century

Kerala Tourism is targeting a healthy 10-12 percent growth in both arrivals as well as in earnings in the year to March 2020 as the state has returned to normalcy after the worst deluge in a century had ravaged the entire state last year, a senior official has said

India floods 2019: Around 1,900 killed in monsoon rains, deluge across country; Maharashtra tops list with 382 deaths recorded so far

Nearly 1,900 people lost their lives and another 46 were reported missing this monsoon season in rains and floods which affected more than 25 lakh in 22 states, Union Home Ministry officials said

Country records highest monsoon rainfall since 1994; floods wreak havoc in several states

Most of the country was affected by the incessant monsoon rains which created havoc in many states, both killing and displacing people