The grimness of the flood situation across Kerala is evident in the fact that the water level is reaching the top of coconut trees in low lying areas — even in parts not severely affected by the floods. With flight, train and bus services crippled, people travelling have found themselves stranded across towns.
At the Kozhikode railway station Thursday morning, several passengers scrambling to get on the Mangalore-Coimbatore train — the only one promising to take people from the worst-affected districts of Thrissur, Ernakulam and Idukki in central Kerala. They have been left stranded at Thalassery by the Mumbai-Thiruvanthapuram Netravatri Express.