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Kerala floods live updates: Situation still grim, Centre announces additional Rs 100 crore relief

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Aug 12, 2018, 23:17:46 IST

Kerala floods live updates: Situation still grim, Centre announces additional Rs 100 crore relief

After a brief lull, rains lashed several parts of Kerala again on Sunday, posing problems to relief work by multiple agencies in flood and landslide-hit regions. Centre has announced additional Rs 100 crore for relief. Stay with TOI for all updates

23:17 (IST) Aug 12

Here's how you can help flood-hit people of Kerala

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21:47 (IST) Aug 12

Passports damaged in Kerala floods to be replaced free of cost: Swaraj

External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday announced that passports damaged in floods in Kerala will be replaced free of cost by the government.

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21:19 (IST) Aug 12

Kerala floods: Thousands in relief camps stare at bleak future

According to the latest official figures, more than 60,000 people, including women, toddlers and senior citizens, have been lodged in various relief camps across 14 districts of the southern state following the unprecedented monsoon rains that triggered floods and landslips in several places.

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21:14 (IST) Aug 12

Ten columns of the Army, a unit of Madras regiment along with personnel of the Navy, Air Force and NDRF are engaged in relief and rescue work in badly-hit districts.

21:11 (IST) Aug 12

Kerala floods: Collection centres set up for affected people

With the city residents playing good samaritan to extend help in the flood-affected areas, social media is flooded with messages supporting campaign for collection of relief materials to be transported to the people living in these areas.

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21:06 (IST) Aug 12

Kerala floods: DMK announces Rs 1 crore flood relief

DMK Working President MK Stalin on Sunday announced Rs one crore flood relief to the Kerala government, on behalf of his party and expressed his condolences to the bereaved families.

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20:59 (IST) Aug 12

In the memorandum, the Chief Minister said preliminary estimates suggested that Kerala suffered a loss of Rs 8,316 crore in the rains, floods and landslides.

20:55 (IST) Aug 12

Kerala government submitted a memorandum to Rajnath Singh, seeking urgent sanction of Rs 1,220 crore from the National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF) to meet the situation.

20:50 (IST) Aug 12

Tamil Nadu chief minister K Palaniswami had on August 9 announced a contribution of Rs 5 crore to rain ravaged Kerala

20:45 (IST) Aug 12

Unprecedented floods in Kerala have affected many people and has caused damage to properties worth crores. The party's working president M K Stalin has decided to contribute Rs 1 crore to Kerala Chief Minister's Relief Fund.

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20:42 (IST) Aug 12

DMK announces Rs 1 crore flood relief to Kerala govt

DMK Working President MK Stalin on Sunday announced Rs 1 crore flood relief to the Kerala government, on behalf of his party and expressed his condolences to the bereaved families.

20:41 (IST) Aug 12

Dog saves life of master, family from landslip in Kerala

A pet dog turned out to be the saviour of its master and his family when the animal woke them up at 3 am, minutes before their house collapsed in a landslip at a hamlet in this high range district of Kerala.

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20:31 (IST) Aug 12

Centre closely monitoring situation in Kerala

I must say that the entire nation is firmly standing by the people of Kerala at this difficult hour. The Centre is… https://t.co/3JkOFv86e2
— HMO India (@HMOIndia) 1534078520000

20:29 (IST) Aug 12

Situation in flood-affected Kerala 'very serious': Rajnath Singh

Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday made an aerial survey of two rain-ravaged districts of Kerala and said the situation in the state was "very serious". He assured the state government of all help from the Centre to meet the challenges posed by the unprecedented floods.

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20:26 (IST) Aug 12

The situation in the hilly district of Wayanad -- which saw destruction to crops and properties -- looked grim on Sunday as intermittent heavy rains pounded the area, forcing authorities to ask those lodged in relief camps to stay back due to possibi

20:24 (IST) Aug 12

Three teams of NDRF were pre positioned in Kerala during the current Monsoon season. Eleven more NDRF teams have been deployed in the state taking the total number of NDRF teams to 14. If needed we will press in additional teams would be pressed into

20:23 (IST) Aug 12

Rajnath appeals all political parties, organisations to help Kerala

I would like to appeal all political parties, social & cultural organisations to join hands with the state governme… https://t.co/m4nXit5czm
— HMO India (@HMOIndia) 1534079157000

20:18 (IST) Aug 12

I understand the suffering of the people of Kerala due to this unprecedented crisis. Since assessment of damages will take some time, I hereby announce immediate relief of additional Rs 100 crores

Home minister Rajnath Singh

20:06 (IST) Aug 12

Water level in Idukki dam had decreased by three feet in the past 48 hours to stand at 2,398.66 feet on Sunday even though rain was recorded at a few places in and around the dam area during the day.

20:06 (IST) Aug 12

Idukki district, which recorded 90mm rainfall over 24 hours till Saturday morning, witnessed lesser rainfall at 40mm on Sunday morning, weather officials said.

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