Flood crisis death toll jumps to 357

However, he said the officials had largely restored the state’s water supply systems.”What we need right now is bottled water, which is easy to transport to remote and isolated places, where some people are still stranded”, Kurian said.Officials have called it the worst flooding in Kerala in a century, with rainfall in some areas well over double that of a typical monsoon season.

Persons who have lost or displaced personal documents can open small accounts with only photos and signature or thumb impressions with all employees of the SBI deployed to address the requirements of the customers and ensure the best possible service.

“It was decided that corruption, scams of the Modi government particularly the Rafale scam will be taken to people of India”, party’s chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala told reporters. He further said that doctors, soldiers and the public of his state are ready to help Kerala.

She lives in the town of Chengannur in Alappuzha district.

“I will not come”. “As per our geological studies and today’s condition in Kerala, the stagnant water will be drained much later than expected”. As of Sunday, the death toll since August 9 stood at 370. I don’t know how I will get there. “If this goes out, I will have some charge left in my laptop and then it will be incommunicado”.

West Bengal government will contribute Rs 10 crore to the Kerala Chief Ministers relief fund in the wake of the recent rain-fed floods in the southern state, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Sunday. As the state and centre turn towards rebuilding efforts, the risk of disease outbreak in relief camps – where more than 6 lakh people have been given temporary shelter – has surfaced as a major concern.

Hussain said that his group has coordinated with the state’s health secretary to send volunteers from its medical faculty.

He said the Army, Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard were assisting disaster relief agencies in the rescue, and a total of 38 helicopters had been pressed into service along with a number of aircraft and ships to ferry resources.

Air Marshal B. Suresh of the Southern Air Command told Indian media that 99 survivors were rescued last Saturday. President expressed satisfaction that Union and state governments were working together and in synergy in rescue and relief operations in Kerala.

“Smile on the face of mother, priceless”, tweeted the IAF.

He had also demanded in another tweet that Kerala floods be declared a national disaster without any delay, saying the lives, livelihood and future of millions of people is at stake. “NHAI and PWD have agreed to fix do immediate fix of the damaged roads”, Vijayan said.

The airport at Kochi, the commercial capital of the state, was also submerged in floodwaters.

Jet Airways, meanwhile, will have additional flights from Thiruvananthapuram for passengers holding confirmed tickets from Kochi.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has asked for Rs 2000 crore as the immediate relief fund for the state.

Anil Vasudevan, who handles disaster management at the Kerala health department, said authorities had isolated three people with chickenpox in one of the relief camps in Aluva town, almost 250 km (155 miles) from state capital Thiruvananthapuram.