Kerala, After The Flood: 2018 deluge less intense than 1924; illegal quarrying, deforestation magnified damage

Kerala's once-in-a-lifetime rainfall was 2,378 mm over 88 days, four times more than normal – but 30 percent less and spread over 61 days more than the deluge of 1924

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