Kerala floods: Over 1 million in relief camps

The massive flood in Kerala has been declared a calamity of severe nature, the Union home ministry said on Monday. "Keeping in view the intensity and magnitude of the floods and landslides in Kerala, this is a calamity of a severe nature for all practical purposes," a home ministry official said. This categorisation will enable the state get greater monetary and other assistance from the Centre.

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