#KeralaFloods, #KeralaRains trend as residents use social media to provide information

#Keralarains began trending with various precautionary messages, and updates about floods and rescue operations. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan also took to Twitter to ask people to refrain from sharing unreliable and fake news.

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The districts of Ernakulam, Palakkad, Kannur, Kasargod, Thrissur, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Idukki and Malappuram were placed on red alert and around 13,000 people were displaced by floods. Flight operations at the international airport in Kochi is suspended till Sunday as a precautionary measure.

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With torrential rains and gusty winds, the situation in the state of Maharashtra also remains grim. Over two lakh people have been evacuated due to the floods that created havoc in five districts in Maharashtra. The worst affected were the districts of Sangli and Kolhapur, with 27 people dead till Thursday.

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