A vigorous southwest monsoon has left a trail of destruction across Kerala, killing at least 22 people over the last 24 hours. According to Kerala State Emergency Operations Centre, 22 people have lost their lives due to the heavy rains and landslides last night. Of the total deaths, 11 people died in Idukki district, five in Malappuram district, three in Wayanad, two in Kannur and one in Kozhikode, said a home ministry spokesperson. Four teams of the National Disaster Response Force, comprising 45 personnel each, have left Chennai for Kerala to assist the rescue and relief operations. An Inter-Ministerial Central Team of the central government is also visiting flood-affected areas in Kerala, while Army troops are being mobilised from Bengaluru for deployment in the rain-battered southern state.

A vigorous southwest monsoon has left a trail of destruction across Kerala, killing at least 22 people over the last 24 hours. According to Kerala State Emergency Operations Centre, 22 people have lost their lives due to the heavy rains and landslides last night. Of the total deaths, 11 people died in Idukki district, five in Malappuram district, three in Wayanad, two in Kannur and one in Kozhikode, said a home ministry spokesperson. Four teams of the National Disaster Response Force, comprising 45 personnel each, have left Chennai for Kerala to assist the rescue and relief operations. An Inter-Ministerial Central Team of the central government is also visiting flood-affected areas in Kerala, while Army troops are being mobilised from Bengaluru for deployment in the rain-battered southern state.