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Kerala, After The Flood: Pinarayi Vijayan urges Malayalis to donate one month's salary to help rebuild state
•As Kerala struggles to stand on her feet, water-logging of homes in various places, especially in Kuttanad region of the worst hit Alapuzha district continues to be a worrying factor.
Kerala, After The Flood: Ravaged homes may push many to brink of mental breakdown as restoration becomes monumental task
Tkdevasia •Shocked by the sight of his ruined house, a 64-year-old person in Ernakulam allegedly committed suicide on Wednesday.
Kerala, After The Flood: Water still to recede from many parts of state; people ask for clean clothes and sanitation
•A bleak, uncertain future stares the nearly 13 lakh people currently taking shelter at the relief camps in Kerala. Many houses are still under water, and the ones which are not submerged have problems plaguing them.
Kerala floods: Extent of crisis leaves people in Kuttanad bewildered, district administration seeks navy's help
Tkdevasia •Many appeared bewildered in the region of Kuttanad in Kerala, when floods returned with an increased ferocity on Wednesday.
Water levels in Kerala reservoirs recede and rains slow down: Diseases emerge as new threat in the state
Tkdevasia •The biggest threat staring at Kerala after the rains is a host of water-borne diseases caused by mosquitoes and bacteria.
Heavy rains kills 11 in Kerala; flood, water-logging displaces around 2,000 families across state
•Heavy rains in Kerala claimed 11 lives and displaced around 2,000 families. Transport system has stopped functioning in 8 districts in the state
Bird flu: Kerala govt says H5N8 virus will not affect humans
•Kerala Government on Thursday confirmed an outbreak of avian influenza of H5N8 among ducks in water-logged Kuttanad in Alappuzha District, but allied apprehension that the disease would spread to humans.
Kerala polls: Don't just change regimes, think of future, says PM Modi
•Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked the people of Kerala to think of their future and not just change regimes, as he continued his tirade against ruling UDF and the LDF saying both have failed to provide even drinking water to them in so many years.
Kerala bird flu scare: Will finish culling of birds in 3 days, says govt
Fp Archives •On the precautionary measures taken, two special wards would be opened at Alappuzha Medical College to treat anyone who may be infected with bird flu.
Bird flu scare: Kerala begins culling of four lakh ducks
Fp Staff •With an outbreak of bru flu in Kerala, the state has started the culling of around four lakh ducks in Kuttanad to prevent the spread of the disease.