Indian Army soldiers rescue people from flood affected areas after the opening of Idamalayar, Cheruthoni and Mullaperiyar dam shutters following heavy rains, on the outskirts of Kochi, India August 15, 2018.
A sick man waits to be airlifted by the Indian Navy soldiers from a flooded area in the southern state of Kerala, India, August 17, 2018.
Rescuers help a pregnant woman to disembark a boat after she was evacuated from a flooded area in Aluva in the southern state of Kerala, India, August 18, 2018.
An aerial view shows partially submerged buildings at a flooded area in the southern state of Kerala, India, August 19, 2018.
People wait for aid on the roof of their house at a flooded area in the southern state of Kerala, India, August 17, 2018.
Rescuers evacuate people from a flooded area to a safer place in Aluva in the southern state of Kerala, India, August 18, 2018.
An aerial view shows partially submerged road at a flooded area in the southern state of Kerala, India, August 19, 2018.
Flood victims wait for food inside a college auditorium, which has been converted into a temporary relief camp, in Kochi, in the southern state of Kerala, India, August 19, 2018.
Partially submerged trucks are seen surrounded by floodwaters at a parking bay after the opening of Idamalayr, Cheruthoni and Mullaperiyar dam shutters following heavy rains, on the outskirts of Kochi, August 16, 2018.
Rescue workers evacuate people from flooded areas after the opening of Idamalayr, Cheruthoni and Mullaperiyar dam shutters following heavy rains, on the outskirts of Kochi, India, August 16, 2018.
An aerial view shows partially submerged houses and church at a flooded area in the southern state of Kerala, India, August 17, 2018.
A man rescues a drowning man from a flooded area after the opening of Idamalayr, Cheruthoni and Mullaperiyar dam shutters following heavy rains, on the outskirts of Kochi, India August 16, 2018.
An aerial view shows partially submerged houses at a flooded area in the southern state of Kerala, India, August 17, 2018.
A supply truck transporting boats to flooded areas moves through a water-logged road in Aluva in the southern state of Kerala, India, August 18, 2018.
A woman cries as she holds her son after they were evacuated from a flooded area in Aluva in the southern state of Kerala, India, August 18, 2018.
A man walks inside the flooded Cochin international airport after the opening of Idamalayar, Cheruthoni and Mullaperiyar dam shutters following heavy rain, on the outskirts of Kochi, India, August 15, 2018. Image used fro illustrative purpose.
Volunteers work at an aid distribution centre inside a stadium in Kochi, in the southern state of Kerala, India, August 19, 2018.
People stand on the steps of Aluva Shiva Temple complex submerged in water after the opening of Idamalayar dam shutter following heavy rains, on the outskirts of Kochi, India, August 9, 2018.
Rescue workers evacuate people from flooded areas after the opening of Idamalayr, Cheruthoni and Mullaperiyar dam shutters following heavy rains, on the outskirts of Kochi, India, August 16, 2018.
Rescue workers help people to cross a flooded road after the opening of Idamalayr, Cheruthoni and Mullaperiyar dam shutters following heavy rains, on the outskirts of Kochi, India, August 16, 2018.
Image used for illustrative purpose.
People help a woman disembark from an Indian Navy helicopter at a relief camp after being rescued from a flooded area in the southern state of Kerala, India, August 17, 2018.
Rescuers help a woman to move through a water-logged road after she was evacuated from a flooded area in Aluva in the southern state of Kerala, India, August 18, 2018.
An aerial view shows partially submerged houses at a flooded area in the southern state of Kerala, August 19, 2018. REUTERS/Sivaram V
People are airlifted by the Indian Navy soldiers during a rescue operation at a flooded area in the southern state of Kerala, India, August 17, 2018.
An aerial view shows partially submerged houses at a flooded area in the southern state of Kerala, India, August 17, 2018.
Flood victims rest inside a university classroom, which is converted into a temporary relief camp in Kochi in the southern state of Kerala, India, August 18, 2018.
People wait for aid next to makeshift raft at a flooded area in the southern state of Kerala, India, August 19, 2018.
Historic floods in Kerala
Incessant downpours have caused the worst floods in a century in the southwestern state in India, and close to 200 people have perished in the rising waters and landslides.
