Kerala flood
FACT NEWS #12
Kerala Floods: "It is an extremely grave situation," the Kerala government said last evening. North and central Kerala have been worst-hit by the floods with at least 310,000 people displaced. They are taking shelter in more than 2,000 relief camps.
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Kerala Floods: "It is an extremely grave situation," the Kerala government said last evening. North and central Kerala have been worst-hit by the floods with at least 310,000 people displaced. They are taking shelter in more than 2,000 relief camps.
Kerala continues to remain on edge as the death toll from the fresh onslaught of rain and floods since August 8 has climbed to 194, according to the control room of the State Disaster Management. Over 3.14 lakh people have been moved to relief camps across the state as the state is facing its worst flood in 100 years with dams opened and all rivers in spate.
On Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an additional grant of Rs 500 crore to Kerala, after holding a high-level meeting with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and conducted an aerial survey of the flood-ravaged state. He also announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh per person to the next kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to those seriously injured from the PM’s National Relief Fund. Meanwhile, Vijayan informed the PM that the state had suffered a loss of Rs 19,512 crore, on initial assessment.
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