South Connect Episode 20 - Kerala flood death toll rises to 87

Kerala Chief Minister Vijayan on Wednesday wrote to his counterpart in Tamil Nadu and sought his intervention in regulating water level at the Mullaperiyar dam at 139 feet from the permissible 142 feet. Kerala has been battered by unabated rainfall that has led to heavy flooding and landslides. At least 87 people have died in the state so far even as a red alert has been sounded in 12 of the 14 districts. Water from Mullaperiyar flows down to Idukki reservoir, which is already brimming with a storage of 2,397 feet against its maximum capacity of 2,403 feet.