#Kerala #Disaster Relief Fund

"Unprecedented" Kerala Flood Kerala, India: 68 people were killed and several others went missing in different incidents of landslides and flood triggered by the latest bout of monsoon, which has left a trail of destruction in central and northern districts of Kerala since Wednesday. 8 of its 14 districts have been put on high alert.  More than 60,000 people had to be evacuated to relief camps.  As many as 24 reservoirs, including the largest one in Idukki, were opened, flooding several parts of the state. Even after lifting the shutters, water levels continued to rise in Idukki and Edamalayar dams in central Kerala. As many as 8,000 people have been shifted to relief camps in the worst-affected districts of Ernakulam, Idukki, Palakkad, Kozhikode, Wayanad, and Malappuram. The damages are roughly estimated at Rs. 8,300 Crores (Approx. 1.6 Billion CAD / 1.2 Billion USD)