Tag: Kerala landslide
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Death toll in Idukki landslide rises to 54; Kerala gets relief from flooding as rain intensity weakens
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, 2020 -
Kerala: Death toll in Idukki landslide reaches 48, dozen more missing; search ops enter 4th day
While 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 -
Kerala: Death toll rises to 28 in Idukki landslide as search continues for around 40 people
'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, 2020 -
Death toll reaches 21 as search resumes for people missing in landslide in Kerala’s Idukki
More 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, 2020 -
Kerala floods: Rahul Gandhi visits relief camp in Chengannur
In the aftermath of the devastating Kerala floods, Gandhi had urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare the Kerala floods a national disaster.
August 28, 2018 -
Kerala BJP says UAE didn’t announce financial aid
Kerala BJP demanded that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan revealed the source who told him about the assistance.
August 24, 2018 -
Kerala floods | Skies clear up, battle ahead to bring life back on track
As 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, 2018 -
256 dead in rain-ravaged Kerala since May: CM Pinarayi Vijayan
PM 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, 2018 -
Kerala floods: Rahul Gandhi speaks to PM Modi, urges him to increase deployment of Army, Navy
Kerala 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, 2018 -
Kerala flood situation worsens as heavy rains continue; toll 79, transport severely hit
Kerala CM Vijayan Pinarayi is learnt to have spoken to PM Narendra Modi and sought more helicopters, central forces personnel for rescue operation.
August 16, 2018 -
Kerala floods | Toll 67; red alert in 14 districts, Cochin airport shut till Saturday
From 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, 2018 -
Kerala floods | Toll 47; red alert in 14 districts, Cochin airport shut till Saturday
From 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, 2018 -
29 dead, 54,000 homeless as Kerala reels under floods amid unprecedented rain
A 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, 2018 -
Heavy rain continues to wreak havoc in Kerala, two more shutters of Idukki reservoir opened
Kerala 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, 2018 -
US asks its citizens not to visit Kerala due to flash floods, landslides
Heavy 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, 2018 -
Kerala govt to probe whether check dam triggered landslide
The 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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June 18, 2018