Kerala floods: Relief teams rescue 22,000 as rains easeAbout 22,000 people were rescued from the flood-hit Indian state of Kerala on Sunday, officials say, after monsoon rains finally eased. Military teams as well as disaster response forces and local fishermen reached some of the worst hit areas. More than 350 people have been killed, most of them in landslides, since the monsoon started in June. Kerala's chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the number of people taking refuge in the 5,645 relief camps now stood at 725,000. Initial estimates suggest the floods have caused £2.3bn of damage, AFP reports, but this is expected to rise.

Source: VietNamNet News August 20, 2018 02:15 UTC