Flood fury in `God`s Own Country`: 47 dead in Kerala, PM speaks to Vijayan; IMD ...
(WorldNews India)

Rain fury today continued unabated in Kerala, where 47 people have died so far, with the Kochi international airport announced shut till Saturday after water gushed inside the airport area and train services remained suspended in many parts of the state. A red alert has been sounded in 12 of the 14 districts. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan held an emergency meeting today. ‘We're witnessing something that has never happened before in the history of Kerala. Almost all dams are opened. Most of our water treatment plants are submerged, motors are damaged. We're keeping all this in mind but our priority is to get drinking water to the people,’ the Chief Minister said after...