{"id":3186,"date":"2018-08-16T17:40:24","date_gmt":"2018-08-16T12:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oyspa.com\/blog\/?p=3186"},"modified":"2018-08-16T17:40:24","modified_gmt":"2018-08-16T12:10:24","slug":"kerala-flood-live-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oyspa.com\/blog\/playschool\/kerala-flood-live-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"kerala flood Live updates"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The death toll due to floods in Kerala has risen to 115 as thousands remain stranded. The central\u00a0and state authorities have escalated the rescue operations pitching in teams from all three\u00a0wings of defence forces, coast guards and central police forces apart from disaster management teams.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Odisha government announced a financial assistance of Rs 5 crore for flood-ravaged Kerala<\/strong>, where the death toll in the second spell of monsoon fury since August 8 has risen to 75.<\/p>\n

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik talked to his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan over telephone, following which the financial aid was announced, the CMO said.<\/p>\n

Patnaik also offered any other kind of support required to tackle the calamity, as Odisha has expertise in dealing with disasters like flood and cyclone, it said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Supreme Court today termed as “grave” the flood situation in Kerala and agreed to hear a plea seeking Centre’s mediation between Kerala and Tamil Nadu governments on the issue of the Mullaperiyar Dam crossing the 142 ft threshold.<\/p>\n

A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Indu Malhotra considered the submission of a lawyer and agreed to hear the plea today itself.<\/p>\n

The plea seeks a decision on disaster management steps in the background of the floods, opening of 33 dams in Kerala, confusion between Kerala and Tamil Nadu Chief Ministers as water in the Mullaperiyar Dam has crossed the 142-ft threshold.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Twelve fresh teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been rushed by the Centre today to rain-battered Kerala.<\/p>\n

Six teams each are being airlifted from Delhi and Gandhinagar (Gujarat) and they will be dropped at Thiruvananthapuram today, a force spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

Only yesterday, 4 teams of the federal disaster contingency force were sent to Kerala and with their addition the total number of NDRG teams operating in the state had gone up to 18.<\/p>\n

The teams had been deployed in the flood affected areas of Idukki, Ernakulam, Palakkad, Alaphuza, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Thrissur and Pathanamthitta, the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

A single NDRF team has about 45 personnel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0 Congress President Rahul Gandhi expressed<\/strong> concern over the flood situation in Kerala and took to Twitter to make a fervent appeal to people for help by contributing to the chief minister’s relief fund.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

“I am deeply concerned for the people of #Kerala tonight, as the flood waters rise. Thousands are stranded. Relief camps full. Many have lost their loved ones. It’s time to step up & help. Please contribute generously to the CM’s relief fund,” he said on Twitter tagging the link to the relief fund.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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District-wise rainfall forecast for Kerala. Courtesy: Indian Meteorological Department<\/p>\n

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Five persons were killed in a landslide in Palakkad district of Kerala today even as torrential rains led to the collapse of the public transport system in many parts of the state with the southern Railways and Kochi Metro suspending operations.<\/p>\n

Palakkad district police sources said the five persons were killed in Nenmara while two were rescued, taking the death toll to 72 in the current phase of Monsoon fury. (PTI)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Over 50 people dead in the last two days, death toll rises to 73, reports<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Spoke to Kerala CM Shri Pinarayi Vijayan again this morning. We discussed the flood situation in the state. Have asked Defence Ministry to further step up the rescue and relief operations across the state. Praying for the safety and well-being of the people of Kerala.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“A total of four teams went out today to augment those already deployed. More than 81 people were rescued, many of whom were also provided food and shelter by setting up a rescue camp,” the Southern Naval Command said in a release.<\/p>\n

Overall, five naval teams with an equal number of Gemini boats have been deployed at different places in Wayanad district, it said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Rescuers evacuate people from a flood-hit locality, in Thiruvananthapuram<\/p>\n

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Submerged area near Cochin International Airport<\/p>\n

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We have asked all airlines, domestic and foreign, to reschedule their Cochin flights either from Trivandrum or from Calicut. For international flights, this will require special dispensation which has been granted considering the emergencyDGCA is coordinating.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Death toll rises to 67 with rain fury claiming 25 lives today.\u00a011 deaths were reported from Malappuram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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