Kochi, April 7 -- In a fresh political storm ahead of the Assembly elections, Congress MLA Mathew Kuzhalnadan has alleged that the devastating 2018 Kerala floods were not merely a natural calamity but a "man-made disaster" caused by corruption, administrative lapses and flawed decision-making, while also citing an alleged audio clip linked to Electricity Minister K. Krishnankutty to bolster his claims.
Kuzhalnadan asserted that critical failures in dam management significantly worsened the scale of the disaster. He alleged that despite clear warnings of intense rainfall, authorities did notscientifically regulate water levels in reservoirs and instead released water in a sudden and uncoordinated manner, triggering severe flooding in downst...