Tuesday 21 August 2018

Kerala floods LIVE: UAE offers Rs 7 bn; train services partially restored

In the worst ever torrential rains in Kerala in this monsoon season, over 350 lives have been lost and one million persons evacuated to 5,645 camps so far
Kerala floods
Kerala floods: The situation in the flood-ravaged state was gradually improving, even as some rainfall was forecast for the coastal state from Monday onwards. According to the Indian Meteorological Department, “heavy rainfall” is expected only in Kozhikode, Kannur and Idduki districts over the next four days. However, even as water recedes from major areas, authorities are gearing up to deal with the possible outbreak of water-borne and air-borne diseases.
Commercial flight operations from the Naval airport at Kochi commenced today with the first Air India flight from Bengaluru arriving this morning. It is after 18 years that civilian flights are landing and taking off from the naval airport.
The Indian Railways said that two special trains will be run on Monday from Thiruvananthapuram and Ernakulam to Kolkata and that the train services are expected to be restored on all lines in Kerala by Monday evening. The Railways would also provide blankets and bedsheets to the affected people in Kerala.
In the worst ever torrential rains in Kerala in this monsoon season, over 350 lives have been lost and one million persons evacuated to 5,645 camps so far.
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