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| Date | 8 August 2019 – 29 August 2019 |
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| Location | Kerala, India |
| Cause | Heavy rain Discharges Landslide |
| Deaths | 121 dead[1] |
| Property damage | ₹2,101.9 crore (US$250 million)[2] |
| Website | www |
On 8 August 2019, due to heavy rainfall in the monsoon season, severe flood affected Kerala.[3] As a security measure in the prevailing situation of heavy rains, the India Meteorological Department had issued a red alert in the 9 districts in Northern and Central Kerala, orange alert in 3 districts of Central Kerala, and yellow alert in the 2 districts of southern Kerala.[4] Thousands of people have been evacuated to safer places and relief camps.[1][5] A total of 121[1] people have died due to rain-related incidents as of 19 August 2019.
Another deluge had hit the state in August 2018, in which over 470 people died and properties worth US$5.8 billion (₹40,000 crore) were damaged.
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- ^ "Kerala seeks special package to deal with Rs 2101.9 crore damage in floods". Onmanorama. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
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- ^ @vijayanpinarayi (9 August 2019). "Heavy rain has increased across most parts of the State. Red alert has been issued for 9 districts in North and Cen..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Kerala sees heavy rains: many areas flooded, hundreds shifted to relief camps". The News Minute. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2018.