1,400 Died Across India Due To Rain-Related Incidents And Floods In Three Months hindustantimes.com

The Union home ministry’s National Emergency Response Centre said on Monday that 1400 people have died from rain and flood-related causes since May 28, a number that is almost as high as the 1480 and the 1420 deaths due to such causes in all of 2015 and 2016, making this year’s monsoon one of the most destructive in recent years.

The Kerala floods alone accounted for 488 deaths.

Between August 8 and 28, flash floods ravaged all but two of the state’s 14 districts and led more than a million people to seek shelter at relief camps. According to chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, the state has suffered estimated financial losses of Rs 19,500 crore.