Overall Orange Flood alert for India in India from 06 Aug 2019 00:00 UTC to 07 Aug 2019 00:00 UTC

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Overall Orange alert Flood for India

in India

Event summary

Flood India can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID	FL 1100129
Death:	103
Displaced:	287585
Countries:	India
From - To	06 Aug - 06 Aug

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Kerala, India, August 2019As forecast by IMD, heavy rain affected parts of Kerala from around 07 August, increasing river levels. Dam gates were opened in at least 12 locations as of 08 August. Over 20,000 people were evacuated. Cochin International airport was closed. Dozens of people died in massive landslides in Puthumala in Wayanad district and Nilambur in Malappuram district on 08 August. It is thought that 50 are still missing in Malappuram.Wed 7 Aug 2019FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS

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