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Kerala Floods 2026 Multi-District Crisis
Multiple districts across Kerala are experiencing severe flooding due to heavy rainfall and overflowing rivers, prompting mass evacuations and the establishment of relief camps. Affected regions include Kottayam, Thiruvananthapuram, Wayanad, Pathanamthitta, and Alappuzha, with hundreds of families displaced and infrastructure damaged.
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KeralaKottayam districtWayanad districtPathanamthitta districtAlappuzha district
2026-08-05
2026-08-04
- Kerala rains 2026: Death toll in rain-related incidents rises to 25
- Heavy rain triggers crop loss and property damage across Kollam district in Kerala
- Kerala rains: Kozhikode police issue alert over landslides, flooding and dam releases
- Kerala rains: Rainfall eases in Malappuram, Palakkad but authorities maintain alert
- Kerala hit by monsoon landslides | Explained
2026-08-03
- Kerala rains: heavy rain continues to batter district
- Riverbanks, low-lying areas of Ernakulam district remain on alert despite relief from heavy rain
- Kerala floods 2026: death toll climbs to 18 even as rain intensity abates
- Kerala floods 2026: rain fury grips Pathanamthitta for third day, rescue teams step up operations
- Kerala rains 2026: festive bustle makes way for eerie silence in Ranni
- Rain eases in Kerala’s Wayanad
- Kerala floods 2026: several parts of Kottayam still inundated, over 3,700 shifted to relief camps
- One dead, two missing so far as heavy rain continues to batter Kerala’s Kannur
- Kerala rains: 92% of power connection restored after monsoon damage, says Minister Sunny Joseph
- Kerala rains: Water level of major rivers in Ernakulam crosses warning mark
- Kerala rains: Shutters of Kanjirapuzha dam in Palakkad to be raised
- Kerala rains: Overnight rain swells rivers, heightens flood threat in central Travancore
2026-08-02
- Deadly floods and landslide hit India’s Kerala
- Rain eases, but swollen rivers keep Malappuram on alert
- One dead, two missing as heavy rain batters Kannur; Wayanad gets respite
- Kerala floods 2026: death toll rises to 11, over 7,600 people in relief camps
- Kerala floods 2026: Chief Minister comes under Opposition criticism over flood management, participation in private events
- Heavy rain continues to lash Thrissur; schools shut, relief camps opened
- Kerala floods 2026: clean-up begins in Kottayam as rain fury leaves trail of destruction
- Kerala floods 2026: Two taluks in Idukki record over 200 mm rainfall
- Flood fury eases in Pathanamthitta district in Kerala, Upper Kuttanad still under siege
- Political storm brews over flood management in Pathanamthitta district in Kerala
- Kerala floods 2026: Kasaragod district on high alert for two more days, 208 in five relief camps
- Ernakulam gets relief from rain scare as water level recedes in flood-hit areas
- Rain fury: 34 families shifted to relief camps in Kozhikode
- Eight deaths confirmed in rain-related incidents in Kerala: CMO
2026-08-01
- Heavy rain batters Kerala’s Kannur, two missing, 26 shifted to relief camp
- Kerala Floods 2026: Heavy rain leaves a trail of destruction in Thiruvananthapuram district
- Eight killed as extremely heavy rain batters Kerala
- Heavy rain batters Kerala’s Wayanad, forcing evacuations
- Incessant downpour disrupts life in Kerala’s Kozhikode
- Heavy rain hits Kerala’s Malappuram, relief camps opened
- Kerala floods 2026: cloudburst-like event exposes gaps in State’s weather forecasting, disaster preparedness
- Heavy rain disrupts life in Palakkad in Kerala; dams opened, tourist spots shut
- Kerala floods 2026: Pathanamthitta reels under floods as torrential rain pounds district
- Kerala floods 2026: Thottappally, Thanneermukkom shutters opened
- Kerala floods 2026: Landslips, overflowing rivers leave trail of destruction in Kerala’s Kottayam