Over 34,000 people shifted to relief camps due to heavy rains in Kerala
At least 12
people have died and six have been reported as missing in rain-related
incidents after the monsoon became active on July 9
Current Affairs News:
Nearly
34,000 people have been shifted to relief camps after flood-water inundated
low-lying areas due to heavy rains that have lashed the state for the past one
week.
A total of 34,693 people from 8,033 families
were shifted to 265 relief camps across the state, the control room monitoring
rain-related incidents said.
At least 12 people have died and six have
been reported as missing in rain-related incidents after the monsoon became
active on July 9.
In the second spell of rains, around 36
houses were completely destroyed while 1,214 suffered partial damage, officials
said.
Control room officials said the flood water
has not yet receded in several places.
Many parts of Kottayam and Alappuzha
districts were still under flood water.
Educational institutions in these two
districts remained shut on Tuesday. Road traffic continued to suffer in some
parts of the state due to water-logging.
Rains are expected to continue till July 19.
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