Southern and central Kerala faced rains throughout Saturday, triggering landslips and floods which left many dead and wreaked havoc across Pathanamthitta, Kottayam and Idukki districts.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who chaired a review meeting in the evening, described the situation as grave and promised all-out efforts to rescue people stranded in cut-off locations.
Water gushing downstream after Aruvikkara reservoir was opened. A scene at Aruvikkara near Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday.
Inundated Ayiravally Thampuran temple as Karamana river swell near Moonnamoodu, in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday.
A damaged house after a landslide at Kootikkal in Kottayam district, on Sunday.
The central govt will provide all possible support to help people in need, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said. Flooded Koottickal seen from the naval helicopter.
The IMD Meteorological Centre here has forecast light to moderate rainfall at many places with only isolated heavy rainfall over Kerala during the next 24 hours. Rainfall is expected to further decrease subsequently. A view of the landslide reported at Koottikkal in Kottayam. Photo: Special Arrangement
Four dead bodies were recovered in Kerala’s Kottayam. Landslide near Kootickal as seen from a naval helicopter.
Pathanamthitta and Kottayam districts, where torrential rains wreaked havoc on Saturday, reported reduced rainfall on Sunday morning. A rescue operation in progress as a major landslide was reported from Koottickal, Kottayam on Sunday.
Parts of the Alappuzha - Changanassery (AC) road and Ambalappuzha - Thiruvalla road have been waterlogged. At least 30 families from Mulakuzha and Edanad in Chengannur were shifted to relief camps after floodwaters inundated the areas. A view of Kuttanadu in Alappuzha on Sunday.
The IMD has put 11 districts on yellow alert on Sunday for isolated heavy rainfall. Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram and Kozhikode are on yellow alert. A view of Manimala town from Patthanamthitta on Sunday.
A long queue of vehicles stranded in the Mundakkayam-Kuttickanam route, which witnessed back-to-back landslips at different locations on Saturday. Photo: Special Arrangement
Passengers being rescued by locals from a KSRTC bus, which got stuck in the flash floods in front of St. Mary's church in Poonjar on October 16, 2021. Photo: Special Arrangement