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Kerala floods: A million in camps and thousands stranded

AFP Three people riding a boat through a flooded areaAFP

Nearly 400 people have died and thousands remained stranded by the worst flooding in the Indian state of Kerala in a century.

More than one million people have been displaced, many of them taking shelter in thousands of relief camps across the state.

As the monsoon rains begin to ease, efforts are being stepped up to get relief supplies to isolated areas.

In other parts, the hard work of cleaning up is under way.

Reuters People unloading goods from an army helicopterReuters
The Indian army is providing supplies to those stranded in remote areas
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Thousands remain marooned in their houses
Getty Images Border Security Force (BSF) distribute food food and water to the residents who are stuck in their housesGetty Images
AFP Women at a flooded bus stopAFP
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Those who had to leave their homes are now in makeshift shelters
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AFP Flooded housesAFP
Until the floods recede they won't be able to return home
Reuters Woman clearing out her house after the floodReuters
For many, the receding flood means the clean-up work will begin
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Funerals are also taking place for the nearly 400 people believed to have died in the flood