After four days of misery and hardship, the rain has subsided across Kerala on Monday. This has increased the pace of rescue and relief activities.
No red alerts have been issued for Monday, but orange alert is in effect in the following districts: Idukki, Kannur, Kasaragod, Malappuram and Kozhikode.
Efforts are on to recover 57 bodies from landslide-hit villages of Kavalappara in Malappuram and Puthumala in Wayanad. As many as 50 people are still missing in Kavalappara and seven in Puthumala. The two villages were wiped out as hills came crashing on them on Thursday. On Sunday, four bodies were recovered in Kavalappara and one in Puthumala.
In south Kerala, rising water levels in Kottayam, Alappuzha and Pathanamthitta districts remain a major cause of concern. As on Sunday, the death toll stands at 78. As many as 2,47,219 people have been moved to 1,639 relief camps. Wayanad, Malappuram, Kozhikode and Thrissur districts accounted for the most of the casualties. According to official estimates, 286 houses were fully destroyed and 2,966 residences were partially destroyed. As many as 47.42 lakh electricity connections were severed, while 12 substations were submerged. Approximately 13.24 lakh families are without power.
Kollam is the only district where there are no relief camps.
KSRTC has restarted most of its long-distance services, while train services have resumed partially.
Southern Railway informed early on Monday the following trains were cancelled for the day: 16337 Okha—Ernakulam Bi-Weekly Express, 12521 Barauni—Ernakulam Rapti Sagar Weekly Express and 22645 Indore—Trivandrum Ahilya Nagari Weekly Express.
The Cochin International Airport, which was shut on Thursday, opened on Sunday.
