Karala, India, Aug 23, 2019 / 16:02 pm
Just a year after devastating floods swept through Kerala, India, the state is again facing devastating flooding.
Indian officials said that heavy rains this month have resulted in landslides and flash floods. According to ucanews, 100 people in Kerala have been killed and 1,115 homes have been destroyed.
According to the Indian Express, over 150,000 people have been relocated to one of the 1,221 relief camps in Kerala.
Father George Vettikattil, secretary of the Justice, Peace and Development Commission of the Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council, said 300 church institutions are being used as relief camps for about 45,000 people. Like last year, he said, Catholic fishing communities are also using their boats for rescue missions.