Thousands await rescue amid deadly south Indian floods
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TRIVANDRUM, South India -
Thousands of stranded people were waiting to be rescued Saturday and
officials pleaded for more help as relentless monsoon floods battered
the southern Indian state of Kerala, where more than 190 have died in a
little over a week and much of the state is partially submerged.
Heavy rains hit parts of the state again Saturday
morning, slowing attempts to deploy rescuers and get relief supplies to
isolated areas. Many have seen no help for days and can only be reached
by boat or helicopter.
More than 300,000 people have taken shelter in over
1,500 state-run relief camps, officials said. But authorities said they
were being inundated with calls for assistance, local media reported.
"We are receiving multiple repetitive rescue requests," the office of
the state's top official, Pinarayi Vijayan, said Friday in a tweet,
asking those in need to provide their exact location and nearby
landmarks so rescuers can find them.
Officials have called it the worst flooding in
Kerala in a century, with rainfall in some areas well over double that
of a typical monsoon season. The downpours that started Aug. 8 have
triggered floods and landslides and caused homes and bridges to collapse
across Kerala, a picturesque state known for its quiet tropical
backwaters and beautiful beaches. More
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