Kerala floods: A million in camps and thousands stranded

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Three people riding a boat through a flooded areaImage source, AFP

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.

People unloading goods from an army helicopterImage source, Reuters
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The Indian army is providing supplies to those stranded in remote areas

Indian army boat handing out foodImage source, Getty Images
Men and woman receiving food supplies by a riversideImage source, Getty Images
A family outside their flooded houseImage source, Getty Images
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Thousands remain marooned in their houses

Border Security Force (BSF) distribute food food and water to the residents who are stuck in their housesImage source, Getty Images
Women at a flooded bus stopImage source, AFP
Women and men sitting in a refugee shelterImage source, Getty Images
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Those who had to leave their homes are now in makeshift shelters

Children sitting in a makeshift campImage source, Getty Images
Flooded housesImage source, AFP
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Until the floods recede they won't be able to return home

Woman clearing out her house after the floodImage source, Reuters
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For many, the receding flood means the clean-up work will begin

Men are lowering a coffin into a graveImage source, Reuters
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Funerals are also taking place for the nearly 400 people believed to have died in the flood