Kerala floods: Navy stops training, all resources for rescue ops
August 16, 2018  09:20
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Update on heavy rains and floods in Kerala:

Southern Naval Command has suspended all training activities to support in the flood relief operations as requested by Kerala State Disaster Management Authority. All resources mobilised for rescue and relief efforts in Ernakulam and Trichur.

Meanwhile, rains continue to lash the state and water level in Mullaperiyar Dam has reached at 142 feet.

Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation bus services stopped from Chamarajanagar district for Tamil Nadu's Ooty and Kerala's Kochi.

IMAGE: Submerged area near Cochin International Airport after monsoon rainfall, in Kochi on Wednesday. Photograph: PTI Photo
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