NEW DELHI – A family in the flood-ravaged Indian state of Kerala narrowlyescaped death after their pet dog woke them up moments before a landslidedestroyed their home, local media reported Monday.

Mohanan P and his family were sleeping at home in the mountainous Idukkidistrict when their pet dog started barking raucously at around 3am, wakingthe household.

“That’s when we realised something was wrong. I went out to see and we hadto just rush out of the house,” Mohanan told Indian news network NDTV.

No sooner had the family rushed out when the landslide ploughed down anearby hill and demolished their home. They have since moved to agovernment-run relief camp nearby.

Flash floods triggered by the annual monsoon rains have pounded thesouthern tourist hotspot in the past few days, killing 39 people andleaving 100,000 more homeless so far. – APP