Death toll due to Kerala rain rises to 85
Rescue and relief operations stepped up in districts ravaged by landslip; orange alert in six districts
13/08/2019, SPECIAL
Giving solace: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi interacting with a flood victim at the Kaithapoil flood-relief camp in Kozhikode on Monday.PTI
Diminished rainfall on Monday allowed the government agencies to step up rescue and relief operations in the flood and landslip-ravaged districts of Kerala. With more deaths confirmed on Monday, the death toll has climbed to 85.
Six more bodies were recovered from the landslip-hit Kavalappara in Malappuram. Two fishermen lost their lives at Muthalappozhi in Thiruvananthapuram.
An intensified search on Monday at Puthumala, Meppadi, however, failed to trace the eight people still missing in the landslip site in Wayanad district.
With the IMD predicting the possibility of isolated heavy rain, a holiday has been declared on Tuesday for educational institutions, including professional colleges, in all districts except Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Idukki, Palakkad, and Kasargod.
The IMD has issued an orange alert for Tuesday in Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Idukki, Malappuram, Wayanad and Kannur districts.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who held a videoconference with District Collectors to review the situation, will visit the landslip-hit Wayanad and Malappuram districts on Tuesday. At a review meeting here, Mr. Vijayan stressed the need to remain vigilant despite rainfall abating in most districts.
More than 50 people are still missing, around 40 of them in Kavalappara alone.
With floodwaters receding, people have begun leaving the relief camps for their homes. The number of camps decreased from 1,639 on Sunday to 1,413 on Monday.
‘Both govts. must help’
Rahul Gandhi, Wayanad MP, said on Monday that the State and the Central governments should pay attention to those affected by rain-related calamities and support them.
He was speaking to presspersons here, after a two-day visit to Wayanad, which has been badly hit. While people in the State had come together to tackle issues related to the disaster, it was the responsibility of the governments to support the flood victims.
Rescue and relief operations stepped up in districts ravaged by landslip; orange alert in six districts
13/08/2019, SPECIAL
CORRESPONDENT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM/KALPETTA
Giving solace: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi interacting with a flood victim at the Kaithapoil flood-relief camp in Kozhikode on Monday.PTI
Diminished rainfall on Monday allowed the government agencies to step up rescue and relief operations in the flood and landslip-ravaged districts of Kerala. With more deaths confirmed on Monday, the death toll has climbed to 85.
Six more bodies were recovered from the landslip-hit Kavalappara in Malappuram. Two fishermen lost their lives at Muthalappozhi in Thiruvananthapuram.
An intensified search on Monday at Puthumala, Meppadi, however, failed to trace the eight people still missing in the landslip site in Wayanad district.
With the IMD predicting the possibility of isolated heavy rain, a holiday has been declared on Tuesday for educational institutions, including professional colleges, in all districts except Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Idukki, Palakkad, and Kasargod.
The IMD has issued an orange alert for Tuesday in Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Idukki, Malappuram, Wayanad and Kannur districts.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who held a videoconference with District Collectors to review the situation, will visit the landslip-hit Wayanad and Malappuram districts on Tuesday. At a review meeting here, Mr. Vijayan stressed the need to remain vigilant despite rainfall abating in most districts.
More than 50 people are still missing, around 40 of them in Kavalappara alone.
With floodwaters receding, people have begun leaving the relief camps for their homes. The number of camps decreased from 1,639 on Sunday to 1,413 on Monday.
‘Both govts. must help’
Rahul Gandhi, Wayanad MP, said on Monday that the State and the Central governments should pay attention to those affected by rain-related calamities and support them.
He was speaking to presspersons here, after a two-day visit to Wayanad, which has been badly hit. While people in the State had come together to tackle issues related to the disaster, it was the responsibility of the governments to support the flood victims.
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