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Kerala floods live updates: Over 10 lakh in relief camps; Centre declares disaster 'calamity of severe nature'

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Aug 21, 2018, 12:53:34 IST

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Kerala floods live updates: Over 10 lakh in relief camps; Centre declares disaster 'calamity of severe nature'

Kerala got some respite from rain on Monday but the state faces the huge task of rehabilitation. 223 deaths have been reported and 10.28 lakh people are staying in 3274 relief camps, of which more than one lakh are kids below 12 years of age, said chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Stay with us for all live updates.

19:36 (IST) Aug 20

Lt. Gen. DR Soni, the chief of the Army's Southern Command, told a press conference in Thiruvananthapuram that rescue operations were still continuing and drones being used to help reach to people trapped in areas not easily accessible.

19:26 (IST) Aug 20

NDRF rescue operations in Kerala

#NDRF rescue operations in Kerala https://t.co/Y4XRFo6zXQ
— NDRF (@NDRFHQ) 1534772049000

19:18 (IST) Aug 20

Rebuilding life a big challenge, say relief camp dwellers after deluge

"May God bless them all," says Maria Francis after fumbling for words to express her gratitude for the help she got at a relief camp here for people displaced by Kerala's worst floods in a century. Francis is one of the 256 inmates of the camp at the government school at Panampilly Nagar where she has been staying for the last last four days.

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19:07 (IST) Aug 20

Kerala CM says stringent action will be taken against those who are trying to malign the rescue/relief efforts with misinformation in the form of fake messages on social media.

Kerala is striving together as a fraternity to overcome the catastrophic flood. However, we have noticed that some… https://t.co/TcvET9tpoh
— CMO Kerala (@CMOKerala) 1534771809000

19:03 (IST) Aug 20

Your contribution to disaster relief fund no matter how big or small it is, will be issued to deserving people. Request each one of you to contribute to CMDRF to support our mission to rebuild lives in the impacted areas.

Kerala CM

18:19 (IST) Aug 20

Central government declares Kerala floods a 'calamity of severe nature'

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17:48 (IST) Aug 20

After testing landing at INS Garuda on Monday morning, Indigo has also scheduled flights from the Naval Airbase. Now Air India and Indigo, will both connect Kochi with Bengaluru, Chennai, Tiruchirappalli and Hyderabad from Tuesday.

17:41 (IST) Aug 20

To help flood victims, CPI(M) activists in Kerala donate their gold earrings to raise money for the relief and rehab work.

To help flood victims, CPI(M) activists in Kerala donate their gold earrings to raise money for the relief and reha… https://t.co/41Jgyasb4k
— TOI Kochi (@TOIKochiNews) 1534764097000

17:37 (IST) Aug 20

Odisha IAS officers to donate one-day salary to Kerala flood victims

In order to help the flood-affected people of Kerala, the Odisha IAS officers have decided to donate their minimum one-day salary to Chief Minister’s Relief Fund of Kerala.

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17:36 (IST) Aug 20

A team of around 100 doctors and paramedical staff from Maharashtra left for Kerala on Monday to help the flood-affected people. The doctors flew to Thiruvananthapuram in two aircraft of the Indian Air Force. The Maharashtra government had earlier pl

17:11 (IST) Aug 20

Union minster of health, JP Nadda announced that the first batch of 90 different medicines have reached to Kerala. Till now, 3757 medical camps have been setup in Kerala and quick response medical teams are expected to start work as soon as water rec

17:02 (IST) Aug 20

Bishop Soosapkyam hands over a cheque of Rs 1 crore to chief mimister Pinarayi Vijayan for flood relief.

16:58 (IST) Aug 20

Kerala floods: Storytelling and games for kids in relief camps

A group of experts in various fields like art, theatre, literature and publishing industry are coming together to conduct sessions of storytelling and games in various flood relief camps for the children who are residing there.

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16:49 (IST) Aug 20

WHO sends a 13-member team to Kerala. These officials will work as surveillance officers in 13 districts in the wake of epidemic threat after floods.

16:43 (IST) Aug 20

UP Congress workers gather Rs 11 lakh for Kerala relief works.

16:42 (IST) Aug 20

A total of 27 fixed-wing aircraft and 49 helicopters have been pressed into service to transport food, fresh water, personnel across all flood affected areas of Kerala

Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman

16:18 (IST) Aug 20

Crisis arose due to destruction of ecologically-sensitive zones in Western Ghats

A geographical analysis of areas that suffered maximum damage this monsoon shows that they were all classified as ecologically-sensitive zones (ESZs) under the Western Ghats Expert Ecology Panel report. The maximum damages inflicted by monsoon this year were in Wayanad and Idukki. Areas like Munnar, Thamarassery, Vythiri and Thiruvambady were classified under ESZ.

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16:01 (IST) Aug 20

IndiGo will operate three additional daily relief flights to and from Kochi Naval Base, from August 21 to August 26, as Cochin International Airport remains shut due to floods in Kerala.

15:59 (IST) Aug 20

Rain eases but Kerala faces mammoth task of rehabilitation

With rains ebbing away, Kerala got some respite on Monday but faced the gigantic task of rehabilitating those rendered homeless and preventing outbreak of water-borne diseases, even as the death toll mounted to 216, officials said.

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15:55 (IST) Aug 20

Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee is sending flood relief material for people affected due to Kerala Floods.

Punjab: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) is sending flood relief material for people affected due to… https://t.co/iyff4tAjDT
— ANI (@ANI) 1534760440000

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