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Kerala floods explained in six visuals

-The Hindu

The ongoing south-west monsoon has wreaked havoc in Kerala, with as many as 20 people killed in rain-related incidents on Thursday, taking the overall toll to 87.

Here’s a look at how relentless rains over the past two months led to a chain of events which resulted in the floods.

Hitting a high

This year, the south-west Monsoon brought three spells of rains to Kerala — first during mid-June, second during mid-July and the third in mid-August.

The below graph shows that between June 1 and August 15, the daily actual average rainfall exceeded the normal (expected) average rainfall on 40 out of a total of 76 days.

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