Train services which had collapsed following the incessant downpour in Kerala, have been partially restored.The train services in Kayankulam-Kottayam- Ernakulam and Palakkad-Shoranur-Kozhikkode sections have been resumed. The Trivandrum-Ernakulam section was also connected by passenger special trains for the flood period.


Heavy damages caused by the floods in Aluva-Thrissur, Thrissur-Shoranur, Kayamkulam-Kottayam-Ernakulam Shoranur-Tirur, Shoranur-Palakkad routes have been fixed.


Few special trains were started via Trivandrum, Tirunelveli, and Madurai to Chennai, Egmore, Howarah, Gorakhpur, Bhubaneswar routes to evacuate stranded people.


The traffic in Aluva-Thrissur, Thrissur-Shoranur sections was also restored.


Barring the flood-affected areas, the Southern Railway had began running 159 Express trains and 11 passenger trains connecting Kerala to the rest of the states from August 16-18. Kerala has been facing the worst flooding in a century. The death toll, ever since the monsoon season began this year, has crossed 300. -- ANI


Image: Fishermen in Kerala were the first on the scene and helped rescue thousands stranded in flood-hit areas.