Kochi is experiencing a shortage of drinking water as gushing flood waters due to rains have affected pumping operations from the Periyar river, officials said.
Fresh flash floods hit most parts of Kerala, leaving 69 tourists, including 24 foreigners, stranded at a private resort in Idukki’s Pallivasal, near Munnar.
Rainfall during the crucial monsoon season is expected to deliver slightly above-normal rainfall at 101% of its long-performing average this year with even distribution across core agricultural areas, the weather office had said earlier.