Thirteen of the 14 districts in Kerala have been badly ravaged in the deluge and flooding over the past few days. The biggest challenge according to state secretariat officials at Thiruvananthapuram is that the death toll, estimated to be around 325 currently, is likely to go up, as many interior parts of the flood-affected districts are cut off completely due to disrupted communication systems, landslides and water-logging. Rescue teams have been working round the clock and have so far rescued over a 1.50 lakh people stranded at different locations.

7 of family buried in debris
Also, landslide and heavy underwater currents have completely damaged houses, some of which have got washed away, making it very difficult for rescue teams to even know if there are people stuck inside them. In Namara, a village in Palakkad, the occupants of three collapsed houses were buried under the debris. It was only after a few locals reached out to rescue teams that the police could dig out the bodies of seven members of a family, including a pregnant woman. The loss of lives of cattle and pets is yet to be calculated. The authorities have not announced any compensation yet.