Flooding in Kochi, Kerala, India (Local scale) Dera Wierik The map above represents a local scale of flooding occurring in Kochi, a city in the southern state of Kerala in India. The city is situated in the coastal area, and the region has a monsoon season every year from June to September. Heavy rains are the main cause of flooding, In 2018 the monsoon rains began in late July and became dangerously heavier on August 8 and started sweeping buildings and submerging the area in and. around the city into the water. The flood is called the worst flooding India has experienced in the last century. One of the solutions for preventing disaster during monsoon seasons could be to clean the canals to backwaters from accumulated silt, so the rainwaters will not be blocked and will not remain on the street and drains ofthe cit ips /iyuns thenewsminute comvarticle how Lochi-sisport seopened.14.days-after-floods-causedcs. 300.cr.worth-1oss-87824 bhnps,/www express co ub/news/world/1005438/Kerals-flood death toll-stest how many died India looding-1924-great-flood