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Operations stepped up to rescue stranded people in K'taka's Kodagu district
More than 3,500 people have been rescued in Karnataka's Kodagu district till today, where six people have lost their lives due to floods and landslides. President Ram Nath Kovind spoke to Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy over phone to enquire about the situation in the rain-battered southern district, bordering Kerala. Kumaraswamy informed Kovind that the district administration was managing the rescue-and-relief work efficiently, along with the army, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and other agencies, and have rescued more than 3,500 people so far, the chief minister's office said in a statement. Operations are on to rescue those stranded at various places. Kumaraswamy, who had conducted an aerial survey in Kodagu yesterday, undertook another one for more than an hour in Somwarpet, Suntikoppa, Madapura, Mukkodlu, Harangi backwaters, Siddapura, Kushalnagar and surrounding areas. He also assessed the situation in the affected areas between Piriyapatna and Madikeri. According to ..
President commends Keralites' resilience
President Ram Nath Kovind has praised the resilience shown by the people of Kerala while battling an unprecedented flood crisis.
UAE businessman donates for Kerala flood relief
A United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based businessman has announced a 2.6 million dirhams ($707,837) donation towards relief operations in the flood-hit Indian state of Kerala.
Kerala CM urges people to use social media cautiously
Kerala Chief Minister Pinaryai Vijayan on Sunday urged the people of the flood-ravaged state to use social media cautiously in order to stop the spread of false news of the devastation.
With love from Kochi: Volunteers extend help for deluge-hit people
Extending their support towards deluge-hit Kerala, a team of volunteers from Kochi has established collection centres for relief materials. The volunteer group is named 'Anbodu Kochi' which means 'with love from Kochi'.The team of 40, coordinates and channelises food and relief supplies towards shelter camps in villages and towns that are housing thousands of people who are now homeless in the aftermath of flooding. They have also started call centres to help victims, using phones and laptops, wherein they receive calls from those in need and then facilitate supply of the required goods.Speaking to ANI, an Anbodu Kochi member Girish S Pradeep said "We started our helpline on August 16 and have three rescue numbers attached to it. From drinking water, ORS packets, toiletries, bags, sleeping mats, readymade food, clothes, utensils and blankets is all that we offer. We are also actively reaching out to people across social media for help and support. Collection centers have been set up .
Kerala floods: Andhra Pradesh IAS officers donate 1 day salary
IAS officers in Andhra Pradesh have pledged to donate their one day's salary to Kerala, which has been reeling under severe floods, the worst in 100 years. According to state disaster management authority, 197 people have lost their lives in Kerala since August 8 due to rains and landslides, while over 3.14 lakh people have been moved to relief camps. IAS Officers Association of Andhra Pradesh notes with deep concern and empathy the unprecedented havoc and hardship being faced by the people of Kerala in the wake of the worst ever floods facing the state, Shashi Bhushan Kumar, the general secretary of the officers' body, said. "We stand as one with the people of Kerala and the countless members of civil and military administrations as well as the civil society who are working tirelessly to provide rescue, relief, and rehabilitation to the flood-affected people," he said. "As a token of our shared pain with the people of Kerala, the IAS Officers Association of AP resolves to contribute .
Rescued Kerala flood victim lauds NCC cadets
A rescued Kerala flood victim on Sunday lauded the efforts of the NCC Kottayam unit tweeting: "All the temples, mosques and churches here are drowned in water, but God came wearing uniforms to save us".
SRK's Meer Foundation contributes towards Kerala flood relief fund
Superstar Shah Rukh Khan's welfare organisation Meer Foundation has contributed Rs 21 lakhs towards relief work in flood-ravaged Kerala. Meer Foundation has made a donation to the Government of Kerala's Chief Minister Distress Relief Fund, working towards the welfare of victims of floods in the state, according to a statement. Meer Foundation, which has been named after the actor's father, has been working actively with acid attack victims as well as cancer patients. Academy Award-winning sound designer Resul Pookutty took to Twitter and expressed gratitude towards the actor. "Thank you so much @iamsrk me personally and the people of kerala are indebted to you for your generosity and quick action... Respect," Pookutty wrote. To which Shah Rukh replied, "@resulp Sir, it's the duty and dharma of each one of us to stand by our brothers and sisters in times of need. May Allah bless each and everyone in Kerala." According to the state authorities, the death toll has mounted to 197 and ...
President expresses satisfaction over Kerala relief work
President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday expressed contentment over the fact that Union and state governments have come together to work cohesively for the relief and rescue operations in flood-ravaged Kerala.The President also spoke to the Governor and Chief Minister of Kerala and acknowledged the grit and resilience of the state's people in coming together during these difficult times. He also assured support of the entire nation towards Kerala's people.Kovind also praised relief agencies such as NDRF and public officials at state and Central levels for their response and commitmentOn Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi undertook an aerial survey of the flood-affected districts in Kerala, along with Chief Minister Pinayari Vijayan, and announced a financial assistance of Rs. 500 crore along with an ex gratia of Rs. 2 lakh to the next kin of the deceased and Rs. 50,000 to those critically injured.The state of Kerala has witnessed the worse flooding in a century. The death toll has ...
Kerala floods: Adventure Tour operators join rescue operations
A 90-member team of the Adventure Tour Operators Association of India on Sunday began rescue operations in the flood-ravaged Kerala using 17 wide-body rafts brought in from Rishikesh, its team leader said.
New 6.3-magnitude quake jolts Indonesia's Lombok
An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale jolted Indonesia's Lombok island on Sunday, weeks after three previous tremors in the same region killed 467 people.
Amid grief, a wedding in Kerala relief camp
Even as Kerala battles the worst flooding in 96 years, a young couple taking shelter in a relief camp in Malappuram district got married on Sunday - cheered by others also sheltering with them.
India Inc extends aid to inundated Kerala
With heavy rains continuing to wreak havoc in Kerala, India Inc has extended relief measures to the victims by offering donations. Meanwhile, industry body CII has set up a task force chaired by its former president Kris Gopalakrishnan to work on relief measures for victims in flood devastated Kerala in coordination with the state government and the district administrations. While JSW Group said it has initiated a group-wide initiative wherein its employees voluntarily contribute in cash as well as in kind, TVS Motor Company has contributed Rs one crore to the Kerala Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund (CMDRF). "The flood situation in Kerala and the destruction, it has left behind, is distressing. As a responsible corporate citizen, JSW has initiated a Group-wide initiative wherein our employees voluntarily contribute in cash as well as in kind. The contribution made by our employees will be matched by JSW Group equally and will be pledged towards Kerala's flood relief measures," ...
CM visits flood-hit areas, assures compensation for crop loss
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami today assured compensation for crop loss due to the floods caused by heavy discharge of water from the state's dams and permanent houses for the affected people. The dams, including Mettur and Bhavanisagar, have been discharging huge volumes of water in view of continuing high inflows from Karnataka reservoirs like Krishnarajasagar. The discharge has resulted in inundation of a slew of villages and submergence of standing crops along the banks of Cauvery, (its tributary Bhavani in Erode) in several districts of Tamil Nadu. "Presently, inflow into the Bhavanisagar dam is 21,000 cusecs and discharge is 3,000 cusecs. From the Mettur reservoir the outflow is 2 lakh cusecs and the inflow is about 1.95 lakh cusecs," Palaniswami said. The chief minister, who was speaking to reporters after inspecting flood-affected areas in Erode district, said the government would disburse compensation for damaged crops proportionate to the extent of loss. "The
Sea level rise may up risk of devastating tsunamis worldwide
Even minor rise in sea levels due to climate change can increase the risk of potentially devastating tsunamis around the world, a study has warned. The threat of rising sea levels to coastal cities and communities throughout the world is well known, but new findings show the likely increase of flooding farther inland from tsunamis following earthquakes. For example, the tsunami that devasted a portion of northern Japan after the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake also caused a nuclear plant to melt down and spread radioactive contamination. "Our research shows that sea-level rise can significantly increase the tsunami hazard, which means that smaller tsunamis in the future can have the same adverse impacts as big tsunamis would today," Robert Weiss, an associate professor at Virginia Tech in the US. For the study published in the journal Science Advances, researchers created computer-simulated tsunamis at current sea level and with sea-level increases of 1.5 feet and 3 feet in the Chinese ...
Contribute 1 month salary for Ker flood relief;CM to MPs,MLAs
: Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy today urged all MPs from the union territory and MLAs to contribute one month's salary to the Kerala Flood Relief Fund. The contributions can be made to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund and it would be forwarded to the Kerala Chief Minister's distress relief fund, he told reporters here. He said raders' associations, members of the public and others could also contribute in kind, all of which would despatched to Kerala. The Puducherry government had already announced an assistance of Rs one crore on its part to the fund. Kerala has been ravaged by heavy rains in the second spell of monsoon fury since August 8, which has claimed the lives of 197 people.
Big B, SRK contribute towards Kerala relief
Celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Dulquer Salmaan and Jacqueline Fernandez have contributed towards relief work in flood-ravaged Kerala. They have also urged others to donate.
Bengal government announces Rs 10 cr to Kerala
West Bengal will contribute Rs 10 crore to Kerala as relief fund following the devastating floods, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Sunday.
Prez Kovind enquires about flood situation in Kerala
President Ram Nath Kovind spoke to Kerala Governor P Sathasivam and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today to enquire about flood situation in the state. "He acknowledged the grit and resilience of the people of Kerala in coming together in this trying hour. Assured the people of the state that entire nation was with them," Rashtrapati Bhavan tweeted today. President Kovind expressed satisfaction that the Union and state governments were working together and in synergy in rescue and relief operations in the flood-hit state. "He praised relief agencies such as NDRF and public officials at state and central level for their response and commitment," it said. The death toll has touched 197 in the past 10 days. Many people are still stranded in their homes with no food and sheaths of water around them.
Kerala floods: Swamy blames improper contingency plan for devastation
While the southern state of Kerala continues to reel under unprecedented floods, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Sunday pointed fingers at the Pinarayi Vijayan-led government for failing to develop a proper contingency plan leading to man-made disaster.Speaking to ANI, Swamy said that the Kerala government pay only lip service to the development aspect while the Congress, when in power, was only indulged in corrupt practices."Kerala today is in such a state because the communist government only gave rhetoric and the Congress only swallowed money," he said."No organised society can function without making contingency plans for alternatives of developments such as war, earthquake," Swamy added. He was of the view that a speed at which the "country recovers is an index of how strong is the society".Venting anger over the state government for building poor infrastructure, Swamy said he has never seen such kind of devastation anywhere in the world like Kerala."It ..