164 dead in Kerala flooding, overall toll reaches 324

On 17 August 2018, at least 164 people died in a recent flood in New Delhi (dpa) - Kerala in southern India. 324 people died during the monsoon season, officials said on Friday

Dozens of troops and rescue workers are saving people trapped in floods of tourist destinations. The majority of reported deaths were those drowned or buried due to landslides.

Prime Minister of Kerala, Pinariyi Vijayan, on Twitter says: Camp "but did not provide details

Kerala state disaster prevention official of the capital city Thiruvanantapuram said 324 people died since the start of the monsoon season on May 25.

"Since 16 August 2008, 164 people have died from a deadly flood since August 8. It is a serious concern that there are double charges for 67 people listed on Wednesday," officials said It was.

"In some areas, air transport is the only option, thousands of people are still overwhelmed," Vijayan said at a Friday press conference.

Domestic media reported that rainwater began to enter evacuation centers, but the number of state-run relief camps has increased to 223,139.

According to domestic media reports, the National Emergency Response Center in India said 768 people lost their lives in seven states since the beginning of the monsoon season.

The number of deaths due to catastrophic rain and floods in Kerala increased to 370 people, the number of deaths reported on Sunday increased by 13 people, the rescue behavior of Alleppey, Elna Kulam and Thrissur most damaged areas It is still continuing. An orange warning is issued for 10 regions and a yellow warning is issued for 2 regions. However, heavy rain is not expected for the next 5 days.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an emergency assistance of 50 rupees for rescue activities in Kerala. On Saturday he held a high-level conference to review the flood situation, and then he conducted aeronautical surveys of flood affected areas. In the monsoon season, at least 324 people died of rain and floods. Prime Minister Pinariye Vijayan said on Friday, there are over 1,500 relief camps in more than 230,000 places in various places now. However, thousands of people are still in trouble, and the supply of basic goods has been hit hard. Kerala is facing the worst flood in nearly a hundred years. The central government ordered the Army, Navy, Air Force, ITBP, BSF, SSB, Coast Guard and NDRF to send more troops to Kerala and to support state governments. Kochi Airport is closed until August 26, as the flood continues in Kerala

The Kerala government insisted that the sudden outflow of water from the Mullaperiyar Dam by the Tamil Nadu government is one of the causes of Kerala's floods in the Supreme Court. The Tamil Nadu Government insisted that Kerala State was under the influence of floods because heavy rain in Kerala provoked excessive water discharge from the 80 reservoirs in Kerala State and that Idduckdam had flood surplus thinking. Although the emissions of the Mullaperiyar Dam were greatly reduced, due to the unprecedented heavy rain that caused the flood in the independent basin