Kerala floods: CM Pinarayi Vijayan calls an emergency meeting as death toll increases to 27

As many as 22 people have died in Kottayam and Idukki, the two worst-hit districts in the southern state.

New Delhi: As the death toll in flood-related incidents in Kerala increased to 27, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday (October 18, 2021) morning called an emergency meeting to take stock of the situation in the rain-affected areas. As many as 22 people have died in Kottayam (13) and Idukki (9), the two worst-hit districts in the southern state.

With water levels rising in various dams due to heavy rains in the catchment areas and the eastern hilly regions of the state, the Kerala government has also issued alerts to the public that shutters of certain dams will be raised, resulting in an increase in water levels of rivers in the south and central Kerala.

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