Kerala Relief And Rescue

A total of 17 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams are conducting rescue and relief operations amid heavy rains in Uttarakhand, said NDRF Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Mohsen Shahedi on Wednesday.

The Dalai Lama today expressed sadness over the loss of lives and property due to the heavy rains and landslides in Kerala and offered financial assistance for the state's relief and rescue efforts.

As normalcy was slowly returning to rain-battered Kerala, people have started moving to their homes from relief camps, even as the toll climbed to 113 on Saturday, with more bodies being retrived from the landslide hit districts of Malappuram and Wayanad.

More than 70 people have been killed and over 2.54 lakh moved to relief camps as Kerala continues to reel under the impact of heavy rains. The government has ordered military teams to form rescue units and deliver help to stranded people across the state. The Navy, which is monitoring the situation in Kerala, today released aerial photos that show ...

Dozens have been killed and lakhs have been forced out of their homes as monsoon rains continue to batter several parts in the country. Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka are among the worst-hit states. Over two lakh people have been evacuated from five districts of Maharashtra, including Kolhapur, Satara and Sangli. Other states that have reported flo...

Rahul Gandhi has asked Congress workers at his parliamentary constituency Wayanad, which has been ravaged by floods, to rush to the district in Kerala and help in rescue and relief operations. He said he has also spoken with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to send "all possible assistance".

Flight operations at Cochin International Airport in Kerala have been stopped till 3 pm on Sunday due to heavy rain, airport officials said today. The water level in Periyar river and a canal near the airport has been rising. At least 28 people have died in the floods since Thursday, the state government said; officials said the number of dead is l...

The centre has forwarded a bill of Rs 102 crore to the Kerala government for using Indian Air Force planes and helicopters for flood relief operations in the state last year, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday.

In the aftermath of the Kerala floods, the worst the state has experienced in a century, the state government has decided to not host any official events for a year. Instead, the money used in hosting such events will be diverted for flood relief and rehabilitation.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday gave a 'big salute' to the state's fishermen, who rescued thousands of people trapped in the floods, which claimed 470 lives since May 29 when the South West Monsoon set in over Kerala.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi arrived in Kerala today, days after he appealed to the centre to help the flood-ravaged state. In Kerala, the Congress president is visiting relief camps in some of the worst-hit areas and also meet fishermen and volunteers who were a part of the rescue efforts.

As flood waters rose to engulf their homes at Kainakary, a picturesque village in Alappuzha district, at least 20 families took refuge in a church cemetery and are living in the company of the dead with their domestic animals.

In Kerala, floodwaters have receded and people are now trying to return home. Patanamthitta district of Kerala is one of the worst hit. CRPF personnel have been helping people in Kerala remove toxic waste from their house and make them ready to live in again.

IndiGo is also providing cancellation and rescheduling waiver to passengers travelling to/from Kochi, till September 2018 for bookings made from August 22, 2018.

After the worst rain and floods in a century, Kerala is slowly inching towards the road to recovery. Rescue operations now over, the focus has shifted to providing relief and rehabilitation to the over one million people displaced by the floods.

A total of 17 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams are conducting rescue and relief operations amid heavy rains in Uttarakhand, said NDRF Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Mohsen Shahedi on Wednesday.

The Dalai Lama today expressed sadness over the loss of lives and property due to the heavy rains and landslides in Kerala and offered financial assistance for the state's relief and rescue efforts.

As normalcy was slowly returning to rain-battered Kerala, people have started moving to their homes from relief camps, even as the toll climbed to 113 on Saturday, with more bodies being retrived from the landslide hit districts of Malappuram and Wayanad.

More than 70 people have been killed and over 2.54 lakh moved to relief camps as Kerala continues to reel under the impact of heavy rains. The government has ordered military teams to form rescue units and deliver help to stranded people across the state. The Navy, which is monitoring the situation in Kerala, today released aerial photos that show ...

Dozens have been killed and lakhs have been forced out of their homes as monsoon rains continue to batter several parts in the country. Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka are among the worst-hit states. Over two lakh people have been evacuated from five districts of Maharashtra, including Kolhapur, Satara and Sangli. Other states that have reported flo...

Rahul Gandhi has asked Congress workers at his parliamentary constituency Wayanad, which has been ravaged by floods, to rush to the district in Kerala and help in rescue and relief operations. He said he has also spoken with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to send "all possible assistance".

Flight operations at Cochin International Airport in Kerala have been stopped till 3 pm on Sunday due to heavy rain, airport officials said today. The water level in Periyar river and a canal near the airport has been rising. At least 28 people have died in the floods since Thursday, the state government said; officials said the number of dead is l...

The centre has forwarded a bill of Rs 102 crore to the Kerala government for using Indian Air Force planes and helicopters for flood relief operations in the state last year, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday.

In the aftermath of the Kerala floods, the worst the state has experienced in a century, the state government has decided to not host any official events for a year. Instead, the money used in hosting such events will be diverted for flood relief and rehabilitation.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday gave a 'big salute' to the state's fishermen, who rescued thousands of people trapped in the floods, which claimed 470 lives since May 29 when the South West Monsoon set in over Kerala.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi arrived in Kerala today, days after he appealed to the centre to help the flood-ravaged state. In Kerala, the Congress president is visiting relief camps in some of the worst-hit areas and also meet fishermen and volunteers who were a part of the rescue efforts.

As flood waters rose to engulf their homes at Kainakary, a picturesque village in Alappuzha district, at least 20 families took refuge in a church cemetery and are living in the company of the dead with their domestic animals.

In Kerala, floodwaters have receded and people are now trying to return home. Patanamthitta district of Kerala is one of the worst hit. CRPF personnel have been helping people in Kerala remove toxic waste from their house and make them ready to live in again.

IndiGo is also providing cancellation and rescheduling waiver to passengers travelling to/from Kochi, till September 2018 for bookings made from August 22, 2018.

After the worst rain and floods in a century, Kerala is slowly inching towards the road to recovery. Rescue operations now over, the focus has shifted to providing relief and rehabilitation to the over one million people displaced by the floods.