The
Great flood of '99 occurred when the
River Periyar in
Kerala state of
India flooded in the month of July, 1924. This is the year 1099 ME in the
Malayalam Calendar. As the Malayalam Calendar was popular in
Kerala, this flood is generally called the flood of 99.The rain continued for about three weeks. Many districts of the present day Kerala were deeply submerged in water by this flood - From
Trichur, to
Ernakulam to
Idukki,
Kottayam even up to
Alappuzha and
Kuttanad. Even a huge mountain called Karinthiri Malai was washed away by this flood and the road to
Munnar also went along with it. As the road to Munnar was lost, a new road from Ernakulam to Munnar became necessary - the present day road from Ernakulam to Munnar was constructed after this.