Extreme Weather: 35 Dead, Thousands Evacuated After India’s Heavy Rainfalls

Extreme Weather: 35 Dead, Thousands Evacuated After India’s Heavy Rainfalls

At least 35 people are dead and over 2,000 people have been evacuated after heavy rains in southern India devastated communities with flash floods and landslides. 

The Indian army, navy and air force spent the weekend searching for survivors in the state of Kerala, sending survivors to one of the over 100 relief camps that have been set up, the state’s disaster management authority said.

“The water entered my house with force last night and everything was lost,” Shahul Hameed, a resident from Kottayam, told Al Jazeera. “We only have the clothes that we are wearing.”