Kerala rains: 28 dead, 64,000 in 738 relief camps | Highlights and roundup

With incessant rain in Kerala, the death toll has reached 28 and over 64,000 people have shifted into 738 relief camps across the rain-battered state, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Friday. In Maharashtra, districts of Sangli and Kolhapur are the matter of concern where there is severe flooding 02:43 pm: NDRF continues rescue operations in Sirol area of Kolhapur, Maharashtra 02:29 pm: Images show cars washed away in flood waters in Kerala's Kozhikode district Image Source : INDIA TV Car washed away in Kerala floods Image Source : INDIA TV Car washed away in Kerala floods 02:15 pm: IMD issues Red alert for 9 districts of Kerala for today. 01:35 pm: A total of 6 bodies have been recovered so far, from Meppadi in Wayanad district, where a landslide occurred yesterday 01:28 pm: Maksi-Guna railway under-bridge in Madhya Pradesh's Shajapur waterlogged, following heavy rainfall in the region Image Source : ANI Bridge in Madhya Pradesh waterlogged due to incessant rains 01:07 pm: 01:05 pm: Indian Navy opens its airport INS Garuda for civil aircraft operations in Kochi due to non-availability of the civilian airport there 12:49 pm: Kerala CM says 315 relief camps have been set up; 22,000 people are there. The bridge is flooded as Bharathappuzha river is overflowing​ Image Source : ANI Bridge in Kerala overflows due to heavy rains in the state 11:32 am: Rahul Gandhi has spoken to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the flood situation in Kerala and has sought assistance for those affected in the state, including in his constituency Wayanad.​ 11:30 am: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa visited relief camps in Mudhol today 11:21 am: NDRF rescues 60 people from landslide in Kerala's Wayanad 11:02 am: More than 500 passengers stranded in Kolhapur's Kini village, Maharashtra, due to heavy rains in the region 10:39 am: Indian Air Force teams carry out flood relief operations in Belagavi, Karnataka 10:23 am: 10:17 am: 10,00,00 cusec of water released from Kabini Dam in Karnataka, 1,50,00 cusec of water released from Taraka Dam and 1,00,00 cusec of water released from Nagu Dam 10:13 am: Houses submerge in floodwater in Aluva's Kuttamassery area in Kerala's Kochi 10:07 am: Uttarakhand: One woman and a child died in a cloudburst which has occurred in Padmalla and Faldiya Gaon village of Dewal block in Chamoli district 10:09 am: Uttarakhand: One woman and a child died in a cloudburst which has occurred in Padmalla and Faldiya Gaon village of Dewal block in Chamoli district 10:01 am: 09:51 am: Water enters houses in Muvattupuzha town of Ernakulam district in Kerala 09:48 am: NDRF rescues 54 people from Puthumala near Meppadi in Kerala's Wayanad 09:42 am: Traffic movement through Kerala's Pattambi bridge stopped after the bridge was flooded due to overflow of Bharathappuzha river 09:34 am: 09:20 am: All Mail/Express trains will be stopped at all stations between Bijapur-Gadag in Karnataka to pick up stranded passengers. Rescue operations underway 08:07 am: 08:01 am: Mysuru to Madikeri and Mysuru to HD Kote Road closed due to heavy rains and water overflowing 07:48 am: 22,165 people have been evacuated to safety and lodged in 315 camps across the state Image Source : ANI 22,165 people evacuated to safety in Kerala Flights coming to the airport have been diverted, a CIAL spokesperson said without elaborating.