Heavy rain brought parts of Kerala to a halt for the fourth consecutive day with an reinvigorated southwest monsoon continuing to batter central and north Kerala on Thursday, triggering minor landslips in Kannur district and aggravating the coastal erosion along the coastline of the State.
As many as 2,531 people were shifted to 112 relief camps in the State so far with Pathanamthitta witnessing the highest number of 52 camps accommodating 1,085 inmates.
A total of 29 houses were fully damaged in various rain-related incidents while 642 houses were partially damaged. In Thiruvananthapuram, a 15-year-old student identified as Akshay, a Class 10 student at Vithura Higher Secondary School, drowned in a pond while taking a bath in the morning at Aryanad.
