3 more dead as heavy rains continue to batter Kerala
Three more deaths were reported in rain-related incidents on Monday, raising the toll as the state remains gripped by severe weather.
Three more deaths were reported in rain-related incidents on Monday, raising the toll as the state remains gripped by severe weather.
The Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Thrissur and Palakkad districts are on yellow alert.
Two people were killed after being struck by lightning in separate incidents in Thrissur on Saturday.
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.
All six shutters of Pamba dam, in Pathanamthitta district opened for 60 cm each Sunday afternoon after its water level rose to 983.45 meter mark, raising concerns about floods in Ranni, Chengannur and Kuttanad regions.
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.
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.
The Prime Minister also announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh each from PMNRF to the next of kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 each to the injured in the incident.
Fishermen have been advised to reach safety by 5 October.
In the aftermath of the devastating Kerala floods, Gandhi had urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare the Kerala floods a national disaster.
