A pair of images acquired by satellites on Feb. 6, 2018 and Aug. 22, 2018 show extreme flooding that inundated much of India's Kerala state in recent weeks.

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At a Glance

Southern India has endured weeks of devastating, deadly flooding as part of the monsoon season.The flooding in the state of Kerala has been documented by images from satellites high above Earth.A before-and-after image released by NASA shows how much of the state has been inundated this month.

Southern India's Kerala state has endured one of its worst monsoon seasons in more than 100 years, and the scope of the flooding is so large that it can only be fully grasped by looking down from miles above Earth.

On Saturday, NASA taken of the same area near the Vembanad Lake that shows how much water inundated the region after weeks of heavy rainfall. The first image, taken Feb. 6, 2018 by theOperational Land Imager (OLI) on the Landsat 8 satellite, shows what the area looked like before the flood; the next image, captured Aug. 22, 2018 by theMultispectral Instrument on the European Space Agency’s Sentinel-2 satellite, shows the region after the worst of the flooding occurred.

The false-color images bring out the planet's features in striking detail, making it easier to see the floodwaters, in dark blue, and the dry land, in bright green.

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It has been a devastating, deadly monsoon season for India, and for Kerala, the worst impacts have been felt since Aug. 8. This month, more than 200 people have died in the flooding, and at least 800,000 have been left homeless in the state of 35 million, according to the Associated Press.

Earlier this week, the rainfall finally stopped and floodwaters began to recede, leaving widespread damage and mud. The cleanup is underway, but many villages still lack electricity and clean drinking water, the AP also said.

Cochin International Airport, which has been closed for weeks because of flooding, , according to India Today.