Focus shifts to rescues as rain abates in India's flood-hit Kerala


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  • Sunday, 19 Aug 2018

People wait for aid next to a makeshift raft at a flooded area in Kerala, August 19, 2018. REUTERS/Sivaram V

KOCHI, India (Reuters) - Torrential rain finally let up in India's flood-hit Kerala state on Sunday, giving some respite for thousands of marooned families, but authorities feared an outbreak of disease among around 725,000 people crammed into relief camps.

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