- Thursday, April 25, 2024
By: Keerthi Mohan
Torrential rains and landslides killed at least 24 people in southernIndia on Thursday (9), with the authorities opening the shutters of 24 water reservoirs in an unprecedented move to prevent potentially disastrous breaches, officials said. The June-September rains in Kerala state have cost 175 lives and damaged crops worth 3.42 billion rupees ($49.81 million) across 26,824 hectares (66,284 acres) since their onset on May 29, an official at the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA), who did not wish to be identified, said. The state meteorological department forecast rains to continue on Friday and return on Monday. “Kerala has received 17…
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