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Heavy rains continued to lash various parts of Kerala on Friday, resulting in damage to life and property in various regions across the state. For the first time in the last 26 years, a shutter of the Cheruthoni Dam was opened on Thursday and five more were opened today.
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All five shutters of Cheruthoni Dam have been opened today by afternoon as the water level touched 2,401 feet. People in Cheruthoni town have been evacuated. (Twitter/ANI)
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The bridge in Cheruthoni town, connecting north and south Idukki district, has been flooded due to incessant heavy rainfall in the region. (Twitter/ANI)
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The South-west monsoon has been vigorous over Kerala resulting in heavy rains in various parts of the state since the past two days. (PTI)
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So far 26 people have lost their lives, including 11 in high range Idukki in landslides on Thursday as rain continued to pound the state. (PTI)
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The Idukki Reservior has received 129.80 mm rainfall. (Twitter/ANI)
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With water levels rising in various dams and reaching almost maximum capacity, shutters of at least 22 reservoirs in the state have been opened to drain out excess water. (Twitter/ANI)
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241 relief camps have been opened and 15,695 people have been shifted from low-lying areas. (PTI)
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Over 5,500 people from Wayanad district, where a red alert had been sounded on Thursday, have been shifted to relief camps. (PTI)
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In Ernakulam, 3,456 people have been shifted to camps following floods in the region on Thursday. (PTI)
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According to IMD, thunderstorms accompanied by gusty winds are likely to affect Idukki, Pathanamthitta and Wayanad districts today. (PTI)
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Around 60 people are stranded in a resort in Munnar after the roads to the resort got blocked due to a landslide, reported ANI. (AP)
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In Palakkad, visitors look on as the four spillway shutters of the Malampuzha dam was opened on Wednesday, August 1. (PTI)
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The road to the Plum Judy resort was fully damaged in the landslip and was covered in mud and uprooted trees. (File photo)
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Roads and houses are engulfed in water following heavy rain and landslide in Kozhikode. (PTI)
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A car is submerged as roads in Kozhikode were submerged in flood water. (AP)
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Roof of a house collapses following a flash flood, triggered by heavy rains, at Kodencheri. (PTI)
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In Malappuram, a section of the Nilambur-Karad road is seen washed away following a flash flood, triggered by heavy rains on Thursday. (PTI)
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In Kochi, Aluva Mahadeva Temple is seen submerged in the water on Friday. (PTI)
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with the Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday in the wake of heavy rains and floods in the state, and offered all possible assistance to those affected. (AP)
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The services of Army, Navy, Coast Guard and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have also been sought in the flood-hit areas. (ANI)
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