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The disaster was one of the deadliest in Kerala's history, with reports of 254 fatalities, [6] [7] 397 injuries, [8] and 118 people missing. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Deforestation , seismic sensitivity, poor building construction, and global warming have been identified as possible causes for the landslides and fatalities.
Landslides occurred nine times. Thirteen houses were completely destroyed, and many houses were partially destroyed or flooded. The accident occurred around 5.45 pm when debris including stones and soil fell down. According to a preliminary report by a team from the Geological Survey of India, the landslide was caused by heavy rains. [4] [5]
[2] [10] According to the Kerala government, one-sixth of the total population of Kerala was directly affected by the floods and related incidents. [11] The Indian government declared it a Level 3 Calamity, or "calamity of a severe nature". [12] [13] It is the worst flood in Kerala after the great flood of '99 that took place in 1924.
A flooded road at Angamaly. On 8 August 2019, due to heavy rainfall in the monsoon season, severe flood affected Kerala. [3] As a security measure in the prevailing situation of heavy rains, the India Meteorological Department had issued a red alert in the 9 districts in Northern and Central Kerala, orange alert in 3 districts of Central Kerala, and yellow alert in the 2 districts of southern ...
More than 5 million people in Kerala were affected and over 200 were killed amid torrential rain and floods in August.
Kerala is vulnerable to multiple hazards with flooding in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 and 43% of the state prone to landslides. [ 64 ] [ 65 ] [ 9 ] Kerala State Disaster Management Plan outlines the need to reduce hazard risk with mitigation , preparedness , response and recovery .
The latest storms, and robust preparations for their arrival, came after fierce criticism, primarily of local authorities but also national government, for their level of preparation for and ...
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