Search operations are still underway to trace at least 16 more people missing at the site of landslide that devoured a huge settlement in Rajamala’s Pettimudi on August 7.
August 12, 2020While the Kerala government has announced an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh each to the bereaved families, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced Rs 2 lakh for each family.
August 10, 2020'Three days after the settlements were swept away by devastating landslides at Pettimudi near Rajamala, authorities have now decided to take help of sniffer dogs to trace the persons buried under the debris,' officials said.
August 9, 2020More than a dozen have been rescued and are under treatment in various hospitals in Idukki, Kottayam and Ernakulam districts, since Thursday midnight the tragedy struck Rajamalai.
August 8, 2020In the aftermath of the devastating Kerala floods, Gandhi had urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare the Kerala floods a national disaster.
August 28, 2018Kerala BJP demanded that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan revealed the source who told him about the assistance.
August 24, 2018As per government estimates, 845 houses, 123 km of roads, 58 bridges, 278 state-owned buildings and 3,800 electric poles have been destroyed.
August 21, 2018PM Modi spoke to CM Pinarayi Vijayan about the situation in flood-battered Kerala and asked the defence forces to speed up rescue and relief operations.
August 16, 2018Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan said on Thursday he spoke to PM Modi regarding the severe situation in Kerala and the prime minister has assured more help.
August 16, 2018Kerala CM Vijayan Pinarayi is learnt to have spoken to PM Narendra Modi and sought more helicopters, central forces personnel for rescue operation.
August 16, 2018From Kasaragod in the north to Thiruvananthapuram in the south, all rivers in Kerala are in spate; In a first, sluice gates of 33 dams have been opened across Kerala; more rains forecast till Saturday
August 15, 2018From Kasaragod in the north to Thiruvananthapuram in the south, all rivers in Kerala are in spate; In a first, sluice gates of 33 dams have been opened across Kerala; more rains forecast till Saturday
August 15, 2018A total of 53,501 people are now housed in 439 relief camps; trail of destruction can be seen across the state; Rajnath Singh to do an aerial survey of flood-hit areas on Sunday
August 11, 2018Kerala Power Minister MM Mani, who hails from Idukki, said that the decision to open two more shutters of the dam was taken to prevent the water level from reaching its full strength of 2,403 feet.
August 10, 2018Heavy rains and release of water from the Idamalayar dam on Thursday, resulted in flooding in low-lying areas in the northern districts of Kerala.
August 10, 2018The Kerala government on Monday said a probe would be conducted to ascertain whether a private check dam atop a hill was the cause of the massive landslide that struck Kattipara in Kozhikode district leaving 13 people dead. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan informed the state assembly that a panel had been constituted and it would …
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