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Kerala floods 2026: cloudburst-like event exposes gaps in State’s weather forecasting, disaster preparedness
The 2026 Kerala floods highlighted failures in weather forecasting and disaster preparedness as the IMD did not issue a red alert for extreme rainfall, and state authorities failed to respond to the crisis in the ghat regions due to lack of timely warnings.
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