Tens of thousands of people in the flood-stricken Indian state of Kerala are stuck on rooftops without food, water and electricity.
An Indian woman rescued by the Indian navy personnel rests with her grandchildren at the Naval relief camp in Kochi, in the Indian state of Kerala. Photo: AFP or licensors
Incessant rains since 8 August have caused the state's worst floods in a century.
At least 330 people have been killed in the past 10 days - 200 of them in landslides, and hundreds of thousands have fled to relief camps.
The rain finally let up today, giving some respite for thousands of marooned families.
India's military has led rescue efforts to reach people in communities cut off for days by the floods.
Rescue teams are focused on the town of Chengannur on the banks of the Pamba River, where some 5000 people are feared to be trapped, officials said.
Schools and community centres have been converted into relief camps for the thousands of people however authorities fear an outbreak of disease among two million people crammed into them.
The Humanitarian Director of Save the Children Ray Kancharla said Kerala had not experienced such a big disaster and the recovery would require a lot of work, investment, and resources.
The state government said over 1500 relief camps had been set up.
The BBC's Pramila Krishnan has visited relief camps in flood affected areas and said "Every resident in Kerala has been affected by the floods."
There is a severe drinking water shortage in the relief camps, a lack of medicines, and getting food to the camps is a big problem given transportation has been severely affected.
- BBC/REUTERS
