Fourteen dead, thousands displaced as rains, batter southern India

Heavy rains and floods battered parts of southern India over the weekend, killing at least 11 and displacing thousands in the state of Kerala, and setting off a landslide that killed at least three in neighbouring Karnataka, authorities and news reports said.
The death toll in rain-related incidents rose to 11 by Sunday and nearly 7,700 people were evacuated to around 275 relief camps across Kerala.
Kerala’s Chief Minister V D Satheesan said he would be meeting district officials to review relief camp arrangements.
On Sunday, he said clean-up operations had begun in flood-affected areas.
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Heavy rains also forced closures of many schools across the state, while the government postponed a state-level teacher recruitment exam.