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Maharashtra floods Updates: Over four lakh rescued, 761 villages affected; state gets more than double rainfall received in 2005
Fp Staff • 6 years agoMaharashtra floods latest updates | Over four lakh people have been moved to safety from the flood-hit parts of Maharashtra, including 3.78 lakh from the worst-hit Kolhapur and Sangli districts where the water level started receding on Saturday, reported PTI.
Rivers cross danger mark as incessant rains batter Maharashtra, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh; army, navy, IAF, NDRF conduct rescue ops
Fp Staff • 6 years agoHeavy rainfall and relentless floods threw normal life out of gear in various states, including Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, with 28 people dead in rain-related incidents in Kerala
Heavy Rains and Floods Updates: Two IAF choppers deployed for rescue operations in Belagavi, nine dead in Karnataka
Fp Staff • 6 years agoHeavy Rains and Floods Updates: The Maharashtra district administration in Sangli said that nine people had died in the rescue boat capsizing accident while three were feared drowned.
Daily Bulletin: Monsoon to hit Kerala today, Modi to visit Maldives, Sri Lanka, ICC says no to 'Balidan badge' gloves; day's top stories
Fp Staff • 6 years agoHere are today’s top stories: ICC firm on disallowing MS Dhoni from wearing the ‘balidan badge’ gloves, monsoon to hit Kerala today after a week’s delay, and more
Shashi Tharoor denies reports on UAE envoy to India visiting Kerala, says diplomat is in London till September
Fp Staff • 7 years agoThe Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram further wrote that the media had published statements that Albanna "had never made", and said that that UAE was determining the quantum of assistance that it would want to extend to Kerala.
Kerala, After The Flood: IIT Hyderabad team uses data mining, verifies relief requests to help govt's efforts
Hema Vaishnavi • 7 years agoThe community of students, faculty, and administrators at IIT Hyderabad has been working relentlessly towards ensuring that any call for help isn’t left unanswered.
Kerala, After The Flood: Pinarayi Vijayan says Centre should treat state on different yardstick for extending aid
• 7 years agoGiving a detailed account of the havoc caused by the devastating floods and landslides since early August, Vijayan said the preliminary assessment of losses was around Rs 20,000 crore which was equal to the state's annual plan size for 2018-19.
UAE aid for Kerala: India 'may' accept foreign donations offered in wake of disasters, says 2016 NDMA document
• 7 years agoThe National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP), a publication of the NDMA, on planning framework for disaster situations, has noted that as a matter of policy, the Government of India does not issue any appeal for foreign assistance in the wake of a disaster.
UAE aid for Kerala: KJ Alphons urges Centre to make 'one-time exception' to policy on foreign donations
• 7 years agoAs the row over foreign aid for the flood-ravaged southern state escalated, Alphons earlier in the day said the NDA government had "inherited" the policy of not accepting foreign funds for natural calamities from the previous UPA government.
Kerala floods: Union tourism minister KJ Alphons says authorities have housed one million people in relief camps
• 7 years agoAs Kerala has been facing the worst flooding in a century, the entire country has come forward to help the southern state in this hour of need. So far, 357 people have lost their lives due to flooding in the state.