KERALA flood essay in english for class 10
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On 8 August 2019, due to heavy rainfall in the Monsoon season, severe flood affected the southern Indian State of Kerala. As a security measure in the prevailing situation of heavy rains, the Government of Kerala had issued Red alert in the 9 districts in Northern and Central Kerala. Thousands of people have been evacuated to safer places and relief camps.A total of 101 people have died due to rain-related incidents since 14 August 2019, These camps now host more than 2 lakh persons from various parts of the state.
Over 2 lakh people have been directly affected by the flood, and have been shifted to 1318 relief camps in different parts of Kerala. There have been 80 landslides in the span of 2 days, as said by the Chief Minister.
Kerala State Disaster Management Authority, Kerala police along with the Indian Air Force, civilians, volunteers, fishermen from coastal Kerala actively took part in the rescue operations in flood-affected regions. 83 National Disaster Response Force(NDRF) teams were deployed in addition to the 173 teams of Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard to take part in the relief operations.