Death toll reaches 324 in south India flood

SEE- August 18: More than 300 people have been killed in the south Indian state of Kerala by the worst flooding to hit the region in a century, authorities reported on Friday.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said, "The state, a key international tourist  with its tropical mountains and beaches have battered by record monsoon rainfall in recent days and is facing the worst flood in 100 years.''

Thousands still trapped, power and communication lines down and fresh alerts of further torrential rain, authorities warned of even more trouble ahead.

A World Bank report earlier this year warned that South Asia appeared increasingly vulnerable to flooding as a result of rising average temperatures and changes in rainfall patterns.

Megacities such as Mumbai and Dhaka in Bangladesh faced growing risk of major damage.