page_title: 2020 Kerala floods
hierarchical_section_title: 2020 Kerala floods
caption_attribution_description: English: A flooded road at Angamally in 2020
context_page_description: On 7 August 2020, due to heavy rainfall in the monsoon season, severe floods affected Kerala, India. The floods resulted in the death of at least 22 people. Kerala was also flooded in 2018 and 2019. Heavy rains in Idukki have caused severe landslide in Munnar in which at least 52 people died and nearly 19 were reported missing. As a security measure during the prevailing situation of heavy rains, the India Meteorological Department issued a red alert for the 3 districts of Wayanad, Kozhikkode and Idukki. An orange alert was also issued for five districts. On the same day, the Air India Express Flight 1344 carrying 191 people crashed in Kerala, resulting in the death of 18 people and the wounding of several others. This was because the runway of Calicut airport was flooded and visibility was less because of heavy rain. On 9 August 2020, 49 people died during a landslide at a tea plantation in Rajamala.
context_section_description: On 7 August 2020, due to heavy rainfall in the monsoon season, severe floods affected Kerala, India. The floods resulted in the death of at least 22 people. Kerala was also flooded in 2018 and 2019. Heavy rains in Idukki have caused severe landslide in Munnar in which at least 52 people died and nearly 19 were reported missing. As a security measure during the prevailing situation of heavy rains, the India Meteorological Department issued a red alert for the 3 districts of Wayanad, Kozhikkode and Idukki. An orange alert was also issued for five districts. On the same day, the Air India Express Flight 1344 carrying 191 people crashed in Kerala, resulting in the death of 18 people and the wounding of several others. This was because the runway of Calicut airport was flooded and visibility was less because of heavy rain. On 9 August 2020, 49 people died during a landslide at a tea plantation in Rajamala.
caption: A flooded road at Angamally in 2020
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