Thiruvananthapuram, Aug. 1 -- Four people have died after extremely heavy rainfall measuring up to 361 mm in 24 hours triggered a series of landslides and debris flows in Keralam's southern districts, officials said on Saturday.

According to Sekhar Lukose Kuriakose, Member Secretary of the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA), two fatalities each have been reported from Idukki and Kottayam districts. The intense rain spell, which occurred primarily between 10 PM and early morning, caused significant damage to houses and roads in slope-cut areas.

"So essentially, what we have seen is fatality numbers are very low, thankfully. We have two deaths reported from Idukki and two from Kottayam," he said.

"Kottayam, Pathanamthitta...