Monday, August 20, 2018

Another Extreme Flood: This Time In India

At least 350 have died in the worst flooding parts of southern
India have seen in a century
It's all been heat waves and extreme floods this summer, and the latest place to have a mega-disaster is the state of Kerala, in southwestern India.

They often have some flooding due to seasonal monsoons, but this was the worst in at least a century. 

About 350 people have died, mostly in landslides, and at least 750,000 people have been evacuated.

The rain is finally tapering off after two weeks of downpours, but the damage is done. Many people are still stranded, and authorities are struggling to bring in relief supplies. The flood has given us some stunning and scary images, like in the videos below.

Here's a view from a window as a nearby building collapsed into a raging river:




Here, a man, neck deep in water inside his home, appeals for help while holding his cell phone just above the water:



Would you drive across this bridge, especially in these circumstances? This guy did. Yikes!




Finally, check out these  horrible landslides:

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