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Kerala monsoon rains trigger alerts and floods

Kerala monsoon rains trigger alerts and floods

Kerala’s monsoon season intensified this week, with the state issuing red alerts for three districts and orange alerts for five additional regions.

The deluge triggered landslides and river‑bank overflow, disrupting transport and damaging homes.

Emergency crews are on standby, and officials have urged residents to remain vigilant.

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Kerala NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2018) processed by the European Space Agency and Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey, Public domain
Kerala
Indian state
India Meteorological Department
Meteorological agency of the Government of India
Monsoon
Seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea
Landslide
Type of natural disasters involving ground movements, often caused by slope instability triggered by specific event
Kerala State Disaster Management Authority
A statutory body under Government of Kerala, India