After the evacuation, an area was set up to provide food, water, and medical assistance to the citizens residing in the community
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The first AI flight from Bengaluru arrived this morning and returned by 0830 hrs
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Train services between state capital and Ernakulam are also slowly becoming normalised
Skeletal services were run between Ernakulam and Thiruvananthapuram and Alappuzha-Kottayam routes saw trains packed with flood affected people moving to the houses of their friends and relatives
The deadly monsoon rains have claimed 210 lives since August 8 and has displaced over 7.14 lakh people from their homes
In the worst affected Chengannur in Alappuzha district, efforts are on to rescue some of those stranded in certain pockets, including Pandanad
According to India Met Department, a fresh low pressure area has formed over North West Bay of Bengal yesterday
However, it will not have any significant impact over Kerala, where rainfall is likely to decrease further gradually during the next five days
Rehabilitation will be the next big focus of the state government with most of the marooned having been rescued, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said
Rainfall over Kerala during the South West Monsoon (June 1 to Aug 19) has been exceptionally high
Kerala has so far received 2346.6 mm rains against the normal of 1649.5 mm, according to IMD
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High-range Idukki recorded the highest excess rainfall (92 per cent above normal) followed by Palakkad (72 per cent above normal)
These two districts had reported several deaths and massive destructions due to flooding and landslides
Thirteen people lost their lives yesterday while 7,24,649 lakh people were housed in 5,645 relief camps across the state
Rescue operations are in final stages
Around 22,000 people were rescued yesterday alone in the operations launched by the defence personnel, national and state disaster response forces, fishermen and local people.The next big challenge for the government is the epidemic
The chief minister said in each panchayat six health officers would be deployed to ensure there was no outbreak of any communicable diseases as the flood water recedes
People have started returning home from relief centres with flood waters receding.Many were shocked to see the state of their homes covered with mud and slush as the water receded.
After the evacuation, an area was set up to provide food, water, and medical assistance to the citizens residing in the community
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Expect fair to partly cloudy conditions today with chances of fog and mist formation in some areas