Londonderry families trapped in Kerala flood

The loss incurred to private and public properties in Kerala due to the floods is estimated at Rs 19,512 Crore.

The massive floods in Kerala have been declared a calamity of severe nature, the Home Ministry said on Monday.

Monsoon rains kill hundreds of people every year in India. If we take the population and houses there, a Keralite would have some kind of connection with numerous houses there. Water, electricity and road services resumed. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh visited the flood-hit areas and have been understanding the situation fully.

During a media briefing on Monday night, the Chief Minister said that rebuilding was going to need a lot of funds.

Kerala floods have claimed 370 lives till now. The state government is doing an excellent job.

Skilled professionals, cooked food needed State authorities made an appeal to skilled workers like plumbers, electricians and carpenters to come to the state to make homes livable. The body, called “Kerala Infrastructure Investment Board”, had a target to raise ₹ 50,000 crore in five years as loans from home and overseas to be spend on building social and physical infrastructure. “It was building up but then the major floods all around Kerala struck that day when we left”, she said.

“They didn’t think that it would rise this high – 10 to 15 feet (3-4.5 metres) at some places – when the initial warnings were issued”, said Ashraf Ali K.M., who is leading the search in the small town of Mala in Thrissur. He tweeted “The people of Kerala have always been and are still part of our success story in the UAE”.

Federal health minister JP Nadda said more than 3,500 medical camps were set up across a region roughly the size of Switzerland, where rains since August 8 have swelled rivers and triggered landslides.

Many appreciated the ad and praised the company for encouraging the people of Kerala during the time of distress.

Ramesh Chennithala had demanded handing over of relief works to the army.

“In the last few days, Facebook along with the power of the community, has helped reach out to people through features such as Live, creating Page, joining community and raising funds”, said a Facebook spokesperson, adding: “The smallest of all things we have done is that our global community has contributed $250,000 for Goonj fund”. More than 7 lakh people have been displaced by the worst natural calamity the state has witnessed in a century.

Frayer reports that a red alert for flooding in the areas has been lifted and Kerala’s chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan says the flooding “is under control”. An emotional appeal by the Chengannur MLA Saji Cherian, who during a TV interview claimed that several thousand would lose their lives in his constituency if the centre failed to provide timely aid to rescue those stranded for days amidst the flooding.