Members of Merchant Rescue Force (MRF) a volunteer group of local traders listen to a brief from their team captain by the Periyar River as they anticipate water levels to rise following opening of gates of the Idukki dam in Kochi, Kerala state, Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. Several dams in the state are nearing their full capacity and expecting more rains in the coming days, authorities released water as a precautionary measure. (AP Photo/R S Iyer)