The day’s developments on the Kerala flood situation, which has so far claimed 67 lives in the state and led to a shutdown of the Kochi airport

Kerala today shut the Kochi airport till Saturday as rains returned to wreak more havoc in the state. At least 67 people were killed today, and thousands others were evacuated from the fresh Kerala floods.

The state has opened 35 of its dams, a first in history, even as the Mullaperiyar Dam’s water levels remained a concern. Kerala was just limping back to normalcy after the worst floods since 1924 killed 39 over the last week. So far, more than 1 lakh people have been rescued in the state.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has advised airlines to operate relief flights to flood affected Kerala and not to overprice air tickets.