Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 15: India Meteorological Department has issued red alert (heavy to very heavy rainfall in most places) for Wayanad, Kozhikode, Kannur, Kasargode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Idukki and Ernakulam Districts in Kerala until Thursday.
Kochi airport will also remain shut until August 18, 2 pm due to the incessant rainfall in the state.
The heavy rainfall has claimed the lives of as many as 39 people. On Tuesday, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had informed that as per the preliminary report, the total damage due to floods in the state is estimated to be worth Rs 8316 crore.
Vijayan requested for an additional Rs 400 crore from the Home Ministry to carry out immediate relief and rehabilitation work in the state.
The state government had also requested the Centre to declare the calamity a 'rare severity' and provide the required funds and assistance within four weeks.
Earlier on Sunday, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, after meeting flood victims in Kerala and taking an aerial overview of the situation in the state, announced an additional Rs 100 crore flood relief.
The Home Minister also approved the release of the second installment in advance for the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) to supplement the efforts of the state government.
Flash floods due to incessant rains have wreaked havoc in several districts of the state.
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Here’s how to do that:
Name of Donee:
CMDRF
Account number: 67319948232
Bank: State Bank of India
Branch: City branch, Thiruvananthapuram
IFSC: SBIN0070028
PAN detail: AAAGD0584M
Mailing address: The Principal Secretary (Finance) Treasurer,
Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund, Secretariat, Thiruvananthapuram -1
You can also donate the following essential items:
• Cooking utensils and dining utensils like plates and tumblers
• Household furniture like chairs and tables
• Rice and other pulses and cereals
• Containers for storing rice, other pulses and cereals
• Footwear
• Mugs and buckets
• Sanitary napkins
• First Aid medicines/kits
• Candles and matchboxes
• Packaged food
These can be sent to – Control Room, Collectorate, Kannur – 670002, Phone no. 94466 82300, 04972700645.
*CMDRF is CM’s Distress Relief Fund
How we can help Keralites. Is there any trusted org helping to collect and distribute things?
Please donate extra cloths and relief fund to them. They needed help now. As a human being, neighbouring state people, its our duty. We should help them
Life in kerala became hard. I remember, similar situation happened in Tamil Nadu also
too scary.. rain s not stopping and they are going to open another dam itseems
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