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Kerala rain: Flight operation at Cochin Intl Airport suspended, Navy rescues four

By Sumit Anthony Last updated Aug 15, 2018

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The flights operating from Cochin International Airport has been suspended and approximately 10,000 families have been moved to safety, following new rain alert during the last 24 hours.

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Nearly 4,000 families were relocated to safer places last night in preparation for the release of water from Mullaiperiyar dam. Water has been released from the dam through all its 13 shutters at the rate of 2200 cusecs a second. The water from the Cheruthoni dam is been released at the rate of 8.5 lakh liters a second.

Fishing vessel rescue, four crew member saved by the Navy

In a rescue operation by Navel helicopter, four locals were rescued from a fishing vessel, Anugraha, which began sinking 12 nautical miles northwest of Alappuzha earlier. The search operation for other four crew members is still carried on.

Kerala rains — The Indian Navy has diverted INS Kalpeni to the area, a helicopter is also been deployed for the search and rescue operation of the crew members of a boat. It was successful to bring back the four crew members to the Naval base.

A Dornier aircraft is also involved in the operation, said Naval authorities.

The rescued crew, Suresh, Sivan, Babu and Alby, are from Vypeen, Kochi

‘Red Alert’ is been declared in many states

The Met department has issued ‘Red Alert’ for Wayanad, Kozhikode, Kannur, Kasaragod, Malappuram, Palakkad, Idukki and Ernakulam districts till Thursday, August 16.

Alappuzha, Thrissur, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta districts are already on ‘Red alert.’

The Met Department has also issued an ‘Orange Alert’ (heavy to very heavy rainfall in isolated places) for Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam Districts till Thursday.

India Meteorological Department has issued red alert (heavy to very heavy rainfall in most places) for Wayanad, Kozhikode, Kannur, Kasargode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Idukki and Ernakulam Districts till tomorrow. #Kerala pic.twitter.com/5iaRihxp3Q
— ANI (@ANI) August 15, 2018

Kerala: Kochi airport shut till August 18, 2 pm due to heavy rains. #Keralarains pic.twitter.com/NXNr9iem3u
— ANI (@ANI) August 15, 2018

The death toll has reached 45 in the floods.

Also Read: Kerala rains update: Toll reaches 33, Pinarayi Vijayan ensures Rs 10 lakh compensation for families

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