Kerala rains
Announcement in Malayalam could have saved lives, a passenger told The New York Times.
The Kerala government had asked the Tamil Nadu government to release water from Mullaperiyar in a phased manner when the water level reaches 136 feet.
Despite adverse weather conditions in Pettimudi, rescue operations by NDRF, fire and police department personnel are continuing to recover bodies of more people feared trapped in the landslide, officials said.
The Kerala State Disaster Management Authority issued a red alert to Idukki, Wayanad, Thrissur and Palakkad for Saturday, while eight other district have been put on orange alert.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that landslides, flooding, mudslides were a possibility due to heavy rains that have lashed the state since Tuesday.
On Wednesday, a man died after a wall collapsed on him in Kannur, while in Kottayam rail services were disrupted due to landslide.
Kerala CM said the state government was monitoring the situation.
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The funds have been a bone of contention between the Centre and the state since the 2018 floods in Kerala.
While the government has ordered the closure of hundreds of quarries and warned against illegal construction, experts say the bigger villain is climate change.