Thousands of people have had to flee their flooded homes in southern India. (AP PHOTO)Thousands of people have had to flee their flooded homes in southern India. (AP PHOTO) Credit: AAPHeavy rains and floods have battered parts of southern India, killing at least 11 and displacing thousands in the state of Kerala, and setting off a landslide that killed at least three in neighbouring Karnataka. Heavy rains also forced closures of many schools across the state, while the government postponed a state-level teacher recruitment exam. In the northern neighbouring state of Karnataka, heavy rains triggered a landslide that killed a couple and their son on Saturday, newspaper the Hindu reported.