Situation Report on Kerala Floods and Landslides Date: 18-10-2021

This is a situation report on Kerala Floods and landslide that Humanitarian Aid International (HAI) is constantly assessing the situation through its local member Cosmic Community Centre in Kerala.

Kerala is witnessing high-intensity floods due to the incessant rains over the past few days. Residents are cut off in parts of the coastal state of Kerala as the rain started to intensify from late Friday, 15th October 2021. As per the authorities, the worst-affected areas are Kottayam and Idukki, which received 164.5 millimetres and 305.5 mm of rainfall, respectively, since Saturday morning.

The heavy rains triggered landslides and swelled many rivers across the state. Roads are swept away, houses are damaged and trees uprooted. Several villages in hilly areas are cut off. At least 26 people have died in landslides and floods triggered by heavy rains in south-western India.1  Five Children among are dead. There are fears that the death toll could rise further as many people are missing. Eleven bodies have been found so far in Idukki district and another fourteen in Kottayam district2 and thousands of people have been evacuated and at least 100 relief camps have been set up.