Kerala floods live updates: Death toll since Aug 9 reaches 196, 22 deaths reported on Saturday

Five satellites of the Indian Space Research Organisation are playing a key role in saving lives in rain-battered Kerala, monitoring the grave flood situation and assisting in relief work.

The 'Operation Madad' has been further scaled up to meet the increasing requests for rescue from more and more parts of Kerala. SNC rescue teams have been augmented by Gemini boats, divers and other resources from both Eastern and Western Naval Command of the Indian Navy.

35 people have been rescued from the landslide-hit Nelliampathi and have been sheltered at a government high school in Nemmara.

Kerala floods: Death toll since Aug 9 reaches 196, 22 deaths reported on Saturday

The flood hit Kerala is now facing the shortage of drugs leaving many staying in rehabilitation camps across the state without essential medicines.

Shortage of paramedical staff is hampering the medical aid to the patients from flood hit areas in Ernakulam districts. Just 20 per cent of the paramedical staff are present at Ernakulam general hospital which coordinates medical aid in the district.

Commercial aircraft will start operating from naval airbase INS Garuda after nearly a decade on Monday. Air India’s Alliance Air will operate services from the naval airport for a day on a trial basis.

Kerala floods: Kochi metro train services will start at 6:00 AM tomorrow instead of the usual timing of 8:00 AM on Sundays, inform KMRL officials

Kerala floods: Girl students staying in the hostel of Sree Ayyappa College, Eramallikkara, complained that they were manhandled by local women when a helicopter arrived there to rescue them

Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje announces financial assistance of Rs 10 crores from the state government for flood-hit Kerala

The water level is further rising in Kuttanad region while receding in other areas: CM

"The condition of Chengannur is much better today. Most of the inaccessible places were reached by rescue workers and provided food and water. Rescue work will continue with all vigour tomorrow too. We are checking whether any isolated places still r

Pinarayi Vijayan dismisses the criticism against not handing over relief operations completely to military forces. "The military should jointly work with the civil government in such crises. That is the practice and which was followed here too," says

Three domestic flights will operate from Kochi naval airport from Monday. One will be between Kochi and Coimbatore and two betweem Kochi and Bengaluru.

CM Pinarayi Vijayan says "flood situation in the state is now under control. Rescue work is nearing completion. Central forces have cooperated well with work and the union government supported the state very well".

Kerala floods: The employees of Kannur International Airport Ltd. and its related agencies donate Rs 11.5 lakhs to the Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund

Kerala floods: A total of 1,99,720 people are staying in the 701 flood relief camps in Thrissur district on Saturday. According to the official sources eight tonnes of food was distributed to them