Scores of other Indians were stranded as rescue and contact efforts continued. Information about those affected remained limited due to the severe disruption of communication networks in flood-hit areas

Richa Chadha celebrated Onam with her daughter Zuneyra at Kerala’s Gurupuram Sree Maha Vishnu Temple, where she presented a life-size mechanical elephant, Gurupuram Arjunan. The actor said the gesture was about carrying traditions forward with compassion