Reaching out to the people of his Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, devastated by landslips triggered by the recent rains, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said he would continue to put pressure on the centre and state government to ensure that those affected were justly compensated.
The IMD has forecast isolated heavy to very heavy and extremely heavy rain in eastern Rajasthan in the next 48 hours, and in western Madhya Pradesh and north Gujarat in the next 24 hours.
Rescue and relief operations were in full swing as rain water began receding in the affected areas across the southern states. Stay tuned to this space as bring to you live and latest updates and developments on the rain- and flood-ravaged regions of the country.
Indian expats from Kerala in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have opened collection centres for donations to support the thousands of displaced families in their flood-hit state, the media reported on Tuesday.
Military aircraft can now use the Cochin International Airport for take-off and landing in accordance with an MoU that was signed with the Indian Navy, defence officials said on Tuesday.
Wayanad has been affected by rains in Kerala this monsoon, along with other districts like Malappuram and Kozhikode. A total of 12 deaths have been reported in Wayanad and around 37,075 people have been displaced and shifted to more than 210 relief camps.
Stay tuned to this space as we bring to you live and latest updates and developments on the flood and rain-ravaged areas in India.
In Jammu and Kashmir, three members of a family died after they came under a boulder during a landslide in Resai district. Two others were also injured in the incident that took place on Sunday evening in Laar village in the district's Mahore belt. In states hit by floods, several roads were cleared on Monday, allowing partial movement of traffic, with priority being given to trucks carrying essential goods.
Noushad did not think twice while opening the sealed bundles of new clothes, kept in his godown for Eid sale, and donate it to the distressed people, who are living in relief camps after losing everything in the floods and massive landslides in north Kerala.
The lifeless bodies of a mother and her infant child recovered in a position holding their hands tightly left many a rescue personnel teary-eyed at nearby Kottakkunnu, a hilly area which had been rocked by massive landslides two days ago.
All the 14 districts in the state, except Kollam, have people taking shelter in over 1,600 relief camps. Malappuram district with over 54,000 people has the largest number of people in the camps.
The maximum deaths - 15 - were reported from Wayanad, while Malappuram, Palakkad, Idukki, Kozhikode were other worst-hit districts, officials said here on Saturday. A red alert for Sunday has been issued in Kasargode, Kannur and Wayanad. More rain is predicted in a few other districts.
As Kerala continues to battle the torrential downpour lashing its shores, a horrifying visual of man's narrow escape from a mudslide in Malappuram has gone viral on social media. In the video, a man can be seen walking unsuspiciously on road, holding an umbrella and talking to an older woman, on his way.
The UAE has issued a travel advisory to its citizens who are either in Kerala or intend to visit the state to exercise extreme caution in the light of heavy rains, which have caused damaging floods in many areas and killed 28 people.
A team of ministers are in Wayanad overseeing the operations and by tomorrow (Saturday) morning all will get the required facilities at the relief camps that are being set up across Wayanad district.
Heavy rains have been battering Kerala for the past few days and claiming eight lives on Thursday, bringing back the memories of the worst floods in August last year.
In the morning, a 50-year-old woman died after a tree fell over her house at Attapady in the Palakkad district. A 24-year-old woman died after her house at Panamaram village in the Wayanad district got flooded.
Heavy rains lashed several parts of Kerala for the second day on Friday as the southwest monsoon intensified in the state after a period of lull.
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