A total of 846,680 people made homeless by devastating floods in Kerala are sheltering in 3,734 camps, says Kerala CM.
Kerala Floods 2018: The death toll has reached 370 in flood-hit Kerala as two more deaths were reported on Sunday morning. Around 58,000 people were rescued from different districts of the state. The rains have estimated to have inflicted a loss of Rs 19.5 billion to the state's economy, chief minister Pinanrayi Vijayan informed Prime Minister Narendra Modi who took stock of the situation.
Modi's aerial survey to witness the massive loss and destruction triggered by the torrential rains in Kerala was cut short on Saturday due to bad weather, state government officials said. He saluted the people of the rain-ravaged Kerala for their "fighting spirit" and said today the nation stands firmly with the state in this hour. Over 314,000 people have been moved to relief camps.
As Kerala faces its worst floods in over a century, Central Railways on Sunday morning sent over 1.4 million litres of drinking water from Pune to extend a helping hand in the relief work in the state. Several states governments too, have announced financial aid to Chief Minister's Relief Fund along with Centre announcing a relief of Rs 5 billion for the relief work.
While around 50,000 people were rescued in districts like Ernakulam, Chengannur, Pathanamthitta and Thrissur, there are still many more waiting to be rescued.
Barring Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam and Kasargode, the remaining 11 districts of Kerala continued to be on red alert and can expect more rains.
The worst affected places include Aluva, Chalakudy, Chengannur, Alappuzha and Pathanamthitta, where massive rescue operations were on as scores of persons were rescued.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a review meeting in Kochi that the death toll since May 29 had climbed to 357. Over 3.53 lakh affected persons had been lodged in over 2,000 relief camps, he said.
Modi sanctioned Rs 500 crore to the flood-battered state, apart from Rs 100 crore announced earlier by the Centre on...continue reading
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