WorldMore than one million people have packed relief camps to escape devastating monsoon floods that have killed more than 410 people in India's southwestern state of Kerala, officials said Tuesday. A total of 1,028,000 people were now recorded in about 3,200 relief camps across the state, a state government spokesman told AFP. - Relief efforts -Thousands of army, navy and air force personnel have fanned out across the state to help those stranded in remote and hilly areas. He said he would seek possible UN assistance in relief efforts during a trip to Geneva this week. Millions of dollars in donations have poured into the state from the rest of India and abroad since the extent of the devastation became known.

Source: Sunday Times August 21, 2018 06:56 UTC