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Bollywood says #IStandWithKerala
Disturbed by Kerala floods, Bollywood celebs are urging their fans and followers to come together and help the victims.Stars, including Varun Dhawan, Anushka Sharma, Abhishek Bachchan, Farhan Akhtar among others, took to social media to persuade everyone to donate to the Chief Minister's fund for the aid of the flood-hit people.Kerala has been witnessing incessant rain since past few days, causing flooding and landslide in the state. So far, at least 94 people have lost their lives in the havoc.Varun said it's "heartbreaking" to see the people suffering there. "The situation in kerala is quite bad with the floods. The state needs national media attention as well as well as resources from the central government, as well as support from Indian citizens. It's heartbreaking to see the people suffering there," he tweeted.Here's what the others posted:Anushka Sharma: The devastation caused in Kerala by the floods is gut-wrenching. Whatever we can do, we must.Abhishek Bachchan: Tragic to see
Kerala floods: The ghost of past environment policy returns
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 17 (IANS/Mongabay) Kerala has been facing unusually high rainfall since early August, which has led to statewide floods taking several lives and causing severe damage. According to the government, there hasnt been a flood of this scale in last 90 years. The death toll as of August 16, stands at 114.
Heavy rains lash Chandigarh and surrounding areas
Heavy rains lashed Chandigarh and its surrounding areas today, providing relief to the people from sultry weather conditions. Chandigarh's adjoining towns Mohali in Punjab and Panchkula in Haryana were also lashed by heavy showers. The maximum temperature at most places in Punjab and Haryana including Chandigarh had risen during the past few days. According to the MeT Department officials here, more rain has been forecast at many places in the two states until tomorrow.
PM Modi to visit Kerala to review flood situation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Friday evening head to Kerala to review the flood situation in the state."Had a telephone conversation with Kerala CM Shri Pinarayi Vijayan just now. We discussed the flood situation across the state and reviewed rescue operations. Later this evening, I will be heading to Kerala to take stock of the unfortunate situation due to flooding," Prime Minister Modi tweeted.On Thursday morning, Prime Minister Modi spoke to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to discuss flood situation in the state. He had also asked the Defence Ministry to step up the rescue and relief operations across the state.Meanwhile, a red alert was sounded in 13 districts of Kerala, except Kasaragod today. A read has been sounded for Ernakulam and Idukki districts for tomorrow as well.The Indian Coast Guard's rescue and relief team from Vandiperiyar has been shifted to the flood-affected Manjumala village in Kerala's Idukki district.So far, the team has rescued 16 stranded ...
Help flood-affected Kerela, urges Indian film fraternity
As Kerala faces one of its worst-ever calamities due to torrential rain and floods, claiming at least 114 lives, film celebrities from across India have urged people to come forward and help people in the state.
Modi discusses flood situation with Kerala CM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that he discussed the flood situation in Kerala with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
PM to visit Kerala to take stock of flood situation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Kerala this evening to take stock of the flood situation there. He tweeted that he would be reaching the state later this evening "to take stock of the unfortunate situation due to floods there." The prime minister spoke with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan this morning. "We discussed the flood situation across the state and reviewed rescue operations," Modi, who has been in touch with Vijayan for the last two days, said. Torrential rain and floods have played havoc in Kerala, claiming the lives of nearly 100 people.
Accident at Philippine airport: flights cancelled, diverted
Philippine aviation authorities on Friday decided to close the runway in Manila airport where a passenger plane skidded off late on Thursday. All passengers and crew are safe.
Quakes rock southern Italy, alarmed people sleeping outdoors
At least nine earthquakes have rocked southern Italy in two hours, prompting frightened residents to sleep outdoors. Italy's national seismology agency INGV says the strongest quake measured 5.1 and struck at 8:19 pm (local time) yesterday. That jolt was followed in rapid succession by eight more tremors, with the strongest measuring at 4.4. Epicenter of the quakes was Montecilfone, a small town in Campobasso province in the south-central region of Molise. Civil protection officials say a boy was slightly hurt after leaping off a balcony in fear, but no injuries are blamed directly on the quakes. Molise Governor Donato Toma says some buildings suffered cracks but no major damage occurred. The biggest jolt was felt in much of Italy's south, including in Rome and Naples.
Plane from China skids off Manila runway amid downpour
A Boeing passenger plane from China skidded off a runway while landing in a downpour at Manila's airport and its 157 passengers and eight crew members were evacuated on an emergency slide, officials said. All the passengers and crew of Xiamen Air flight MF8667 were safe and were taken to an airport terminal, where they were given blankets and food before being taken to a hotel, Philippine officials said. "We have no reports yet of injuries but the passengers were all drenched," said Eric Apolonio, a spokesman of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. The B737 aircraft veered off the runway around midnight into a grassy area, Apolonio said. He cited an initial report that the plane appeared to have "bounced" during the landing then its lights went out. One of the plane's two engines appeared to have been damaged, another airport official said. The airport's international runway was expected to be closed until about noon today and airlines were notified of the closure, ...
Kerala CM warns against spreading fake news on floods
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday issued a stern warning to those spread fake news about floods in the state using social media.
Farhan Akhtar voices support for ongoing Kerala flood rescue ops
Bollywood star, Farhan Akhtar voiced his support for the ongoing rescue operations in Kerala which is reeling under floods.He took to Twitter to voice his concern and wrote, "Thoughts with the people of #Kerala. Here's hoping that rescue teams, medical aid, and food relief can reach all those in need."The death toll in Kerala floods has increased to 94.The Centre which launched a massive rescue operation. Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been tasked to mobilize additional manpower, boats, and helicopters to scale up the rescue and relief operations.Food packets and drinking water are also being rushed to the affected areas.Earlier today, NDRF teams evacuated 926 persons to a safer place at Pathamithitta, Kozhikode, Ernakulam, Thrissur, and Alappuzha. Moreover, the Army also built a 35-feet long bridge and rescued around 100 people including children and senior citizens from Malampuzha's Valiyakadu village.On the work front, Farhan ...
NCMC holds meet to scale up assistance, rescue operations
In view of the prevailing floods situation in Kerala, a meeting of the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) was held on Thursday to scale up assistance and ensured continued relief and rescue operations.In the meeting, Cabinet Secretary PK Sinha took stock of the situation, preparedness, rescue and relief operations and directed that immediate and continued assistance be provided to Kerala to meet this crisis.The Government of India is fully supporting the State of Kerala and has launched massive relief and rescue operations in the State.The Cabinet Secretary also directed that relief material, including supply of drinking water, dry food packets and powdered milk should also be made available to Kerala. For proper reservoir management in Mullaperiyar Dam, Cabinet Secretary constituted a Committee chaired by Chairman, Central Water Commission and Engineers-in-Chief of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.On the instructions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Cabinet Secretary chaired the ...
Kerala floods: Death toll rises to 94
The death toll in Kerala flood has increased to 94, leaving 41 injured.11 people missing, and almost 1,65,538 people are residing in 1155 relief camps due to the natural disaster.The floods which wrecked 2857 houses, also damaged 3393 hectares of crop.The Centre has launched massive rescue and relief operations in the state owing to the flood situation which is worsening by the day.Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been asked to mobilise additional manpower, boats and helicopters to scale up the rescue and relief operations. Food packets and drinking water are also being rushed.Twelve more teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) - six from Delhi and six from Gandhinagar - are being airlifted to Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. 18 teams are already deployed in the state.Earlier today, NDRF teams evacuated 926 persons to a safer place at Pathamithitta, Kozzhikode, Ernakulam, Thrissur and Alappuzha. Army also built a 35-feet long ...
4 dead in Karnataka due to heavy rain
Four people have died due to the heavy rain lashing the coastal and south interior districts of Karnataka over the past few days, an official said on Thursday.
PM to visit flood-hit Kerala
Prime Minister Narendra Modi would visit Kerala and undertake an aerial survey of the flood ravaged areas on Saturday, Union Minister K J Alphons today said. Modi was expected to reach Kochi tomorrow after attending the funeral of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, he told reporters here. The funeral of Vajpayee, who passed away today, has been scheduled for 4 pm tomorrow in Delhi. After an overnight stay at Kochi, the Prime Minister will undertake an aerial survey of the flood affected areas on Saturday, Alphons said. Modi has already been in touch with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and had assured all assistance. The prime minister has taken a "positive stand" towards the state on relief measures, Vijayan had said yesterday after he spoke to him for the second time in the past few days. Kerala has been ravaged by unprecedented floods following torrential rains that also triggered landslides, claiming 97 lives since August 8 besides disrupting air, rail and ...
Ration supplied via chopper in HP village
Ration and other essential commodities were supplied with the help of a helicopter to a Himachal Pradesh village today, as a road was damaged in heavy rains, an official said. A total of 10.90-quintal ration was supplied to Bara Bhangal village in Baijnath area of Kangra district via four helicopter sorties from Chamba. It was done as per the instructions issued by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, said Sandeep Kumar, district deputy commissioner. The pedestrian path between Bara Gaon and Bara Bhangal was damaged in heavy rains, Kumar said. Baijnath MLA Mulkh Raj personally monitored the entire process. Ration will also be supplied to the village through helicopter tomorrow, Kumar said. Earlier, ration and other essential commodities were sent through a route from Patikuhal village of Kullu district as the helicopter could not fly due to bad weather, he added.
Cauvery in spate;inundates low-lying areas, swamps crops in TN
Several low-lying areas were inundated along the banks of Cauvery river and its tributary Bhavani in various parts of Tamil Nadu today in view of discharge of 1.60 lakh cusecs of water from the Mettur dam following heavy inflows from Karnataka. Chief Minister K Palaniswami chaired a high-level meeting here to review the situation as a flood alert was sounded in 11 districts. Water from Cauvery and Bhavani rivers entered some villages in Dharmapuri, Salem and Erode districts and people had been shifted to safer places, reports received here said. Meanwhile, rains lashed parts of the state and two people died in rain related incidents in Valparai in Coimbatore district, officials said. The water level in the Mettur dam today stood at 120.29 feet as against its maximum of 120 feet and the storage 93.9 tmc against the capacity of 93.4 tmc, prompting authorities to discharge marginally higher than the inflow. At 8 pm, the inflow into the reservoir was 1,65,000 cusecs and the .
Karna declares seven-day state mourning
The Karnataka government has declared seven days state mourning till August 22 as a mark of respect to departed former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. During this period there would be no official entertainment programmes, and the national flag would fly at half mast atop all government buildings, a government release said. It said due to flood situation in some parts of the state, other than those involved in the relief work, schools, colleges and government offices would have holidaytomorrow.
Karnataka govt announces Rs 200 crore for flood relief work
Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy today announced a grant-in-aid of Rs 200 crore for relief work in districts hit by floods and landslides in the State due to incessant rains. He was speaking to reporters after reviewing the situation inthe rain-affected districts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Chikkmagaluru, Kodagu and parts of Hassan and Uttara Kannada. The Chief Minister said Rs 237.55 crore was available with alldistrict commissioners and there was no dearth of funds totake up relief measures. He said the district administrations have been asked to estimate the losses andsubmit a report in couple of days. Asked whether the State would be approaching the Centre for relief, Kumaraswamy said he would certainly be seeking its assistance for which the losses have to be estimated. The Chief Minister, who held a high-level meeting with senior officials and Ministers, said the rains have been heavier than normal. Ministers have been camping in the affected districts and ..