Kerala floods: Death toll reaches 324, CM Pinarayi Vijayan urges for relief funds

Over 300 persons have died since May this year.

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• Sat, Aug 18, 2018, 12:33 AM IST

  Thousands of people are stranded in Chengannur, Alappuzha. Local MLA Saji Cherian reportedly told a regional channel that if helicopters are not sent for rescue operations by the end of the night, thousands are likely to die. 

• Fri, Aug 17, 2018, 11:24 PM IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram to take stock of the flood situation in the state. He is received by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Kerala Governor P Sathasivam and Union Tourism Minister KJ Alphons.

• Fri, Aug 17, 2018, 11:14 PM IST

  Congress president Rahul Gandhi asks party cadre in flood-hit Kerala to mobilise resources for helping the people of the state, while displaying the core Congress values of service and love.

  "Across Kerala & now Kodagu in Karnataka, heavy rainfall has caused widespread devastation. This is the time for our workers & leaders to demonstrate the core Congress values of service & love. Please focus all our resources & people to help those in need (sic)," he tweeted.

• Fri, Aug 17, 2018, 11:00 PM IST

  Odisha government releases helpline numbers for people of the state trapped at various places in Kerala. 

• Fri, Aug 17, 2018, 10:58 PM IST

  Around 130 persons from Odisha are stranded at Odapally in Kerala. Odisha government urges for rescue operations. 

• Fri, Aug 17, 2018, 10:54 PM IST

  The Women and Child Development Ministry is coordinating with the Air Force and Kerala government to deliver 100 metric tonnes of ready-to-eat food packets to the flood-affected children in Kerala.

• Fri, Aug 17, 2018, 10:48 PM IST

  Domestic Airlines have been requested to cap maximum fare around INR 10,000 on longer routes & around INR 8000 on shorter routes to/from Kerala. In addition, DGCA is constantly monitoring airfares on 32 direct routes operating to/from Trivandrum, Calicut, Coimbatore and Mangalore.

• Fri, Aug 17, 2018, 10:47 PM IST

  Ministry of Civil Aviation has mounted 19 additional arrival/departure flights to/from Trivandrum, Calicut and Coimbatore airports. Nine foreign carriers operating to Cochin have also rescheduled their flights to/from Trivandrum.

• Fri, Aug 17, 2018, 10:45 PM IST

  Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked domestic airlines to mount additional flights. Out of 71 arrivals & 74 departures of scheduled domestic airlines to/from Cochin, 23 flights arriving and 24 filghts departing have been rescheduled.

• Fri, Aug 17, 2018, 10:42 PM IST

  The Rapid Action Force (RAF) continues rescue operations in landslide affected areas in Palakkad's Nemmara.

• Fri, Aug 17, 2018, 10:38 PM IST

  Andhra Pradesh government announced a financial assistance of Rs 10 crore to rain-ravaged Kerala.

• Fri, Aug 17, 2018, 9:26 PM IST

  The Defence Ministry provided relief material for rescue operations in Kerala, as reported by ANI. The ministry provided 1300 life jackets, 571 lifebuoys, 1000 raincoats, 1300 gumboots, 1200 ready-to-eat meal, 1500 food packets, 25 motorised boats and 9 non-motorised boats.

• Fri, Aug 17, 2018, 9:21 PM IST

  Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao announced that the Telangana government will give an assistance of Rs 25 crore as relief fund to Kerala, PTI reports. 

• Fri, Aug 17, 2018, 9:17 PM IST

  The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) asked domestic airlines to operate additional flights to Kerala and cap fares, PTI reported. The Cochin international airport, the seventh busiest in the country, has been shut from August 14 following the heavy downpour.

• Fri, Aug 17, 2018, 7:58 PM IST

  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced that the Delhi government will contribute Rs. 10 Crore for Kerala relief fund. Kejriwal took to Twitter and appealed to everyone to generously donate for Kerala.

• Fri, Aug 17, 2018, 7:54 PM IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he will be leaving for Kerala to take stock of the flood situation in the state.

• Fri, Aug 17, 2018, 7:49 PM IST

  Boats are being used to rescue people across various cities and districts in Kerala. In a video released by ANI, boats are seen in rescue operations in Alappuzha city. 

• Fri, Aug 17, 2018, 7:46 PM IST

  Southern Railway dispatched 7 BRN wagons with syntax tank carrying 2.8 lakh litre drinking water from Tamil Nadu's Erode at 4 pm, ANI reported. 15 BRN flat wagons with Syntax water tanks being moved from Chennai to Erode. 

• Fri, Aug 17, 2018, 7:43 PM IST

  Chief Minister of Kerala confirmed that the death toll has risen to 324. Around 2,23,139 people rescued and sent in about 1500+ relief camps.