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kerala flood news

Heavy rain causes flood-like situation in Kerala; schools shut in TN districts

Heavy rains continue to batter several districts of Kerala disrupting normal life.
Published on Nov 23, 2023 01:58 pm IST

Man who lost house in Kerala floods commits suicide over alleged delay in getting aid

File photo: Police volunteers help people ride a boat during the flood at Chengalayi, in Kannur district of Kerala, India, on Thursday, August 8, 2019.
Updated on Mar 03, 2020 04:58 pm IST

‘I want my voice back,’ says IAS officer who helped during Kerala floods in 2018

During last year’s floods the IAS officer came to Kerala to hand over a cheque of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli administration and left the place quietly. On leave, he worked for eight days in different relief camps discreetly by loading and unloading relief material.
Updated on Aug 24, 2019 07:32 pm IST

Rahul Gandhi appeals to people to donate relief material to Kerala flood affected

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visits Kavalappara, the landslide site, Bhoothanam where many people are still trapped as rescue operations are still going on Sunday.
Updated on Jun 13, 2020 09:33 pm IST

Air Force has asked Kerala to pay Rs 33 crore for flood rescue efforts: CM Pinarayi Vijayan

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan
Published on Nov 30, 2018 04:11 pm IST

GST Council sets up GoM to look into Kerala’s demand for calamity cess: Arun Jaitley

Finance minister Arun Jaitley addresses the GST council meeting via video conferencing at North Block, in New Delhi on September 28.
Updated on Sept 28, 2018 02:56 pm IST

Karnataka rejects Centre’s plan to declare western ghats eco-sensitive area

Karnataka says it will not accept the fresh notification as ‘it will have an adverse effect on state’s economy’.
Published on Sept 22, 2018 07:07 am IST

Kerala seeks 4,700 crore from Centre as compensation for flood damage

An aerial view shows partially submerged road at a flooded area in Kerala on August 19.
Updated on Sept 14, 2018 12:10 am IST

Wayanad farmers worry after mass death of earthworms in Kerala floods

Volunteers and locals ride a boat to as they head out to clean Panamaram River, in Wayanad on Thursday, Aug 30, 2018.
Updated on Sept 08, 2018 08:26 am IST

Kerala will bounce back in record time, says CM Pinarayi Vijayan

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan during an interview in New Delhi.
Updated on Sept 03, 2018 07:45 am IST

Catholic priest gives sermon in Kerala mosque, thanks Muslims for help during floods

Two Muslim men greet each other after offering Eid prayers at a mosque on the flood affected island of Kunjunnikkara, outskirts of Kochi in the southern state of Kerala, India, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018.
Updated on Sept 02, 2018 11:47 pm IST

Alarmed by Kerala floods, NGT bars further reduction in Western Ghats ESAs

People wade across a waterlogged street in a flood-affected area, in Alleppey.
Updated on Sept 01, 2018 05:39 pm IST

Kerala floods: Why dams cannot control devastating floods

Soldiers conduct rescue and evacuation drive in flood-affected regions of Kerala, August 19
Updated on Aug 30, 2018 12:20 pm IST

Indian Navy to undertake restoration work in 2 flood-hit Kerala villages

People are airlifted by the Indian Navy soldiers during a rescue operation at a flooded area in Kerala on August 18.
Updated on Aug 30, 2018 08:45 am IST

Kerala floods: More than 11,000 claims worth Rs 1,200 crore filed

An aerial view of flooded Kuttanad in Alappuzha district, in the southern state of Kerala, India, Sunday, Aug.19, 2018.
Updated on Aug 29, 2018 06:08 pm IST

Around 70,000 participate in clean-up drive in Kerala’s Kuttanad

An aerial view of flooded Kuttanad in Alappuzha district on August 19.
Updated on Aug 28, 2018 04:57 pm IST

More people leave relief camps in Kerala

Flood affected victims stand in a queue for food at a relief camp set up inside a school in Kochi on August 23.
Updated on Aug 26, 2018 11:00 pm IST

Rs 600 cr is only advance assistance, more to follow : PM tells Kerala governor

Trees and houses are partially submerged in floodwaters in this aerial photograph taken in Kainakary village in the district of Alappuzha in Kerala on August 23.
Updated on Aug 26, 2018 09:33 pm IST

Kerala govt pays tribute to armed forces for relief and rescue work during floods

Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan hands over to commemorative plaques during the thanksgiving ceremony for the armed forces.
Updated on Aug 27, 2018 11:32 am IST

When Mahatma Gandhi helped Kerala in 1924

People wade across a waterlogged street in a flood-affected area, in Alleppey on August 26.
Updated on Aug 27, 2018 10:27 am IST

Kerala floods: Aid money always comes with strings attached

Volunteers rescue people from a submerged residential area at Alappuzha district in Kerala, August 20
Updated on Aug 25, 2018 06:30 pm IST

A sombre Onam in Kerala as flood victims mark festival at relief camps

A group of flood affected people mostly children, sit together to have a meal at a relief camp set up inside a school in Kochi, in Kerala, on August 23.
Updated on Aug 25, 2018 11:31 pm IST

Kerala floods are as bad as the 1947 Partition: Resul Pookutty

Academy award winning sound designer Resul Pookutty.
Updated on Aug 25, 2018 04:19 pm IST

Kerala floods: Theatre, comedy, sports events in Delhi-NCR to raise funds for the State

Delhi’s Akshara Theatre will donate the proceeds from the next few shows of their popular productions, 12 Angry Men and Krishna in Wonderland, to Kerala Flood Relief.
Updated on Aug 25, 2018 11:44 am IST

Kerala floods: Poor dam management behind disasters, experts say

A view of the Idukki Dam as water level rose in the reservoir in Kerala on August 10.
Updated on Aug 25, 2018 07:17 am IST

Refusing foreign aid for Kerala is churlish and narcissistic, writes Barkha Dutt

Volunteers at an aid distribution centre inside a stadium in Kochi, Kerala, August 19
Updated on Aug 25, 2018 05:30 pm IST

UAE did not offer financial aid for flood-hit Kerala, says state BJP chief

Flood-affected victims stand in a queue for food at a relief camp set up inside a school in Kochi, Kerala.
Published on Aug 24, 2018 01:15 pm IST

Tamil Nadu rejects Kerala’s claim that Mullaperiyar water caused floods

Tamil Nadu chief minister K Palaniswami speaks to reporters.
Updated on Aug 24, 2018 01:22 pm IST

Kerala floods: Supreme Court orders water level in Mullaperiyar Dam to be maintained at 139ft

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Updated on Aug 24, 2018 01:34 pm IST

Our understanding of the dynamics of risks of disasters is still far from comprehensive

A bicycle is hung from a tree branch to avoid being washed away in flood waters as a man rows with his country boat, Kuttanad, Alappuzha, Kerala, August 20
Updated on Aug 24, 2018 05:39 pm IST