# As rains intensify in Keralam, CM orders hourly assessment of situation

> As rains intensified in Keralam, triggering mudslides, landslides and flash floods that claimed five lives and left two persons missing, Chief Minister V D Satheesan ordered an hourly assessment of the situation.

- Published: 2026-09-20T21:31:34.752Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T03:01:58.545Z
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- Topics: Politics
- Involves: Flash flood and landslides in Keralam, Flash flood of the Kottapuzha river in Pookuttumpadam, India Meteorological Department, Jawahar Nagar, Chennai, Keralam, Landslide at Adimali in Idukki district, Landslide at Velathussery near Teekoy in Kottayam district, Mudslide at Kottakkamboor in Idukki district, Sangeetha Arul Lal, VD Satheesan, flash flood in the Kottapuzha river, mudslide at Kottakkamboor

## How it developed

- 2026-09-20T21:31:34.752Z - Hindustan Times: [As rains intensify in Keralam, CM orders hourly assessment of situation](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/as-rains-intensify-in-keralam-cm-orders-hourly-assessment-of-situation-101789938159367.html)
- 2026-09-21T03:01:39.706Z - ThePrint: [As rains intensify in Keralam, CM orders hourly assessment of situation](https://theprint.in/india/as-rains-intensify-in-keralam-cm-orders-hourly-assessment-of-situation/3048257/)
- 2026-09-21T13:32:53.141Z - Hindustan Times: [9 dead in Keralam flash floods, landslides in span of 24 hours: Officials](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/9-dead-in-keralam-flash-floods-landslides-in-span-of-24-hours-officials-101789994203778.html)
- 2026-09-22T03:01:58.545Z - Hindustan Times: [Flash flood, landslides kill 9 across Keralam](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/flash-flood-landslides-kill-9-across-keralam-101790018930900.html)

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