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Several houses were damaged and trees uprooted after a cyclonic storm lashed Chalakkudi in Kerala's Thrissur district.The storm lashed on both sides of the Chalakkudi river and the houses were damaged in Muringoor town. Besides trees, even ...

A village in Kerala on Tuesday witnessed strong protest with local people blocking roads in protest against frequent wild elephant attacks that claimed three lives in the last eight months. A five-year-old girl died in a wild elephant attack on Monday at Athirapally in the suburbs of Thrissur district. Agitated over it local people took to the streets. Local MLA Saneesh Kumar

Kerala Rains: Idukki dam, constructed across the Periyar river, is one of the highest arch dams in Asia.

Kerala rains: Alert sounded as water level rises across various dams; people shifted to safer locations

As water level in Idukki reservoir, one of the highest arch dams in Asia, having risen to 2,396.96 feet, an Orange alert has been sounded

Meanwhile, the state government has appointed ADGP Vijay Sakhare as the nodal officer to coordinate the rescue and relief operations

CM Vijayan asked people living on the banks of the rivers, whose dams are being opened, to be more cautious and take necessary precautions

Kerala has reported 22 deaths in incidents related to heavy rains, including landslides and flash floods, since Saturday.

Flood situation to worsen from October 20 till October 24 as heavy rains forecast

However, women still lag in terms of their proportion in the state legislative assembly