Incessant rains have triggered flooding in parts of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, leading to heavy casualties and widespread devastation. In a grim reminder of last year's devastating floods that devastated Kerala, heavy rains, landslips and floods are again battering the state this monsoon. Eight people have already lost their lives in the state, while almost 10,000 people have already been evacuated to safety. The flood situation remains grim in Southern Maharashtra and Northern Karnataka, where the swollen Krishna, Ghataprabha and Malaprabha rivers are wreaking a havoc, forcing the evacuation of close to 200,000 people to