Continuous rainfall battered Kerala, triggering a spate in rivers, flooding homes, and uprooting trees across several parts ...

Monsoon intensifies in Kerala with orange alert across 7 districts as heavy rain triggers flooding fears and river spate in Wayanad.

Kerala braces for intense rain, floods, and sea surges over the next 5 days. Orange alerts issued for several districts.

A 500-year flood means such an event has a 1 in 500 chance, or 0.2 percent, of occurring in a year. Another concept scientists use is how frequently an event of a certain intensity is expected.