Deadly India floods sweep away houses & kills dozens

Floods triggered by heavy rains in India's southern Kerala washed away homes.

Floods and landslides due to incessant rain in India's Kerala state has left 22 dead, according to media reports on Sunday.

Rainfall across the state led to flash floods and landslides in several areas, with the Indian army and navy called out to rescue residents.

Some 13 of those were killed after a landslide in Kuttikkal village, officials said.

Floods and landslides due to incessant rain in India's Kerala state has left 21 dead

Landslides and floods claimed dozens of lives in India's southern state of Kerala over the weekend.

In hard-hit Kottayam, rescuers raced to clear debris from a bridge with an excavator.

A resident described the extent of the damage.

"There were four landslides that happened there yesterday, the hill behind me, which brought water and other items downwards. There are five shops here that are totally flooded out."

The Indian Army and Navy were sent to Kottayam and Idukki districts to aid rescue efforts.

Annual rainfall supports two-thirds of India's billion-plus population who live in rural areas and rely on farming.

However, excessive rainfall sparks not only floods and landslides -- but also water-borne diseases.

In 2018, Kerala saw some of its worst floods in a century.

They killed at least 400 people and displaced 200,000 more.

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[marcatherton]

Quite sad someone's house gone in seconds, I would be heartbroken if that was my home

[Agent_W]

Praying for India from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[elouahedboualem]

Is getting worse ! Earthquakes, volcanoes,
Floods, rains. Storms, epidemic, add politics, economics, social and cultural meltdown ! ! ! ?

[RaRa-eumw]

Gee maybe we should start doing something about climate change...

[pureee]

Never seen anything like it. Pray for India.

[andylaauk]

Monsoons are a thing in India, have been for some time. Look up the definition of "monsoon".

[fsimvids]

Maybe the government should spend more money on building infrastructure to deal with such things, rather then trying to occupy other lands.

[jossacklandsspunkybackpack]

I have diplomatic immunity from all this.😇

[williamterrymasters]

Who’s god do mankind worship your god people yourselves Satan that do not Believe GOD Lord thy God

[mohammadsafa]

Please, Dear Brother & Sisters Let us seek forgiveness from Almighty Allah for our sins, He always wants the best for the servant, the punishment before death is much shorter than the Hereafter, so let us children of Adam believe in one God, He is the Most Merciful and the Most Forgiving.