Why Were the Floods in India’s Kerala State So Deadly?

Inside a modest, concrete house elevated on a hillside in India's southwestern Kerala state, Roseanna Abrachan thought her family would be safe when the rains began. But then it just kept pouring.

About a week later, with water levels already knee-high, she was told it was time to flee. With her 28-day-old baby in her arms, Abrachan climbed into a rescue canoe and floated off to safety.