Fire and Rescue personnel evacuate local residents in an inflatable boat from a flooded area at Muppathadam. Photo by / AFP The situation in Kerala is getting worse day-by-day with heavy rain creating havoc. Over 300 people have lost their lives due to floods and rain. The state is facing it’s worse flood since 1924. The normal life has been disrupted completely with major road blocked and rail and air services hit hard. Rescue operations are being carried out by security forces round the clock and hundreds of people have been airlifted to safety.
In this article, we see the photos which tell the horrific story of the situation the state is facing. See pictures below:
A view of the Idukki Dam as water level continued to rise in the reservoir in Iduki dam area of Kerala on Friday, August 10, 2018 PTI Photo
In this file photo taken on August 10, 2018 Indian residents look at houses destroyed by flood waters at Kannappankundu in Kozhikode. Photo by – / AFP
Indian volunteers and rescue personnel evacuate local residents in a boat in a residential area at Kozhikode, in the Indian state of Kerala. Photo by – / AFP
Ajith Prasad (54) stands in front of the rubble of his house on the outskirts of Kozhikode district, about 385 km north of Trivandrum. Photo by MANJUNATH KIRAN / AFP
Fire Services personnel rescue a child following a landslide, triggered by heavy rains, in Idukki, Kerala on Thursday. PTI Photo *** Local Caption ***
Indian volunteers and rescue personal evacuate local residents in a residential area at Aluva in Ernakulam district. Photo by – / AFP
Palakkad: An elderly woman is rescued following a flash flood, triggered by heavy rains, at Palakkad in Kerala on Thursday. PTI Photo
Wayanad: A Navy jawan rescues an elderly person in a flood-hit area in Wayanad, Kerala on Saturday. PTI Photo
Indian volunteers and rescue personal evacuate local residents in a residential area in Ernakulam district, in the Indian state of Kerala, on August 17, 2018. Photo by – / AFP
People being rescued from a flood-affected region following heavy monsoon rainfall, in Kochi on Thursday. PTI Photo
Rescuers evacuate people from a flood-hit locality, in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday. PTI Photo