A 27-member team of the Rajasthan State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) left for Kerala today with 12 boats from a special aircraft of the Indian Air Force to provide relief and assistance to those affected by the floods.
As many as 194 people have lost their lives and 36 are missing in Kerala since August 8 due to rains and landslides, while over 3.14 lakh people have been moved to relief camps
"We are in touch with the Additional Director General of Police, Police Headquarters of Kerala. The team will be pressed into services on his instructions. The team is in a position to go to the immediate relief and assistance,"Additional Director General of SDRF B L Soni said.
Soni said the necessary equipment and materials have also been sent to provide immediate assistance to flood affected people.
He said the special aircraft of the Indian Air Force left with 8 boats and 15 jawans from Jaipur and 4 boats and 12 jawans from Jodhpur to Kerala. The team will help the flood victims in coordination with the local authority, he added.
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