Heavy rains and floods battered parts of southern India over the weekend, killing at least 15 and displacing thousands in the state of Kerala, and setting off a landslide that killed at least three in neighbouring Karnataka, authorities and news reports said.
The death toll in rain-related incidents rose to 15 by yesterday and nearly 7,700 people were evacuated to around 275 relief camps across Kerala, a state government minister said.
Kerala’s Chief Minister V D Satheesan said yesterday he would be meeting district officials to review relief camp arrangements.
He said clean-up operations had begun in flood-affected areas.
The state is likely to see strong winds and moderate rainfall in some areas on Monday, the state’s disaster management authority said.
Heavy rains also forced closures of many schools across the state, while the government postponed a state-level teacher recruitment exam.
In the northern neighbouring state of Karnataka, heavy rains triggered a landslide that killed a couple and their son on Saturday, the Hindu reported.
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