The Centre has launched massive rescue and relief operations in the state owing to the flood situation which is worsening by the day.
Kerala
Flood : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Friday evening head
to Kerala to review the flood situation in the state.
"Had
a telephone conversation with Kerala CM Shri Pinarayi Vijayan just
now. We discussed the flood situation across the state and reviewed
rescue operations. Later this evening (Friday), I will be heading to
Kerala to take stock of the unfortunate situation due to flooding,"
Prime Minister Modi tweeted.
On
Thursday morning, Prime Minister Modi spoke to Kerala Chief Minister
Pinarayi Vijayan to discuss flood situation in the state. He had also
asked the Defence Ministry to step up the rescue and relief
operations across the state.
Meanwhile,
a red alert was sounded in 13 districts of Kerala, except Kasaragod
on Friday. A read has been sounded for Ernakulam and Idukki districts
for tomorrow as well.
The
Indian Coast Guard's rescue and relief team from Vandiperiyar has
been shifted to the flood-affected Manjumala village in Kerala's
Idukki district.
So
far, the team has rescued 16 stranded people from the village. Food
and dry ration have been distributed among them.
Earlier
on Friday morning, five units of NDRF (National Disaster Response
Force) reached Thiruvananthapuram and were deployed for rescue
operations. 35 teams are expected to reach there on Friday.
Kerala
has been witnessing incessant rain since past few days, causing
flooding and landslide in the state. So far, at least 94 people have
lost their lives in the havoc.
The
Centre has launched massive rescue and relief operations in the state
owing to the flood situation which is worsening by the day.
On
Thursday, in view of the prevailing floods situation in Kerala, a
meeting of the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) was held
to scale up assistance and ensured continued relief and rescue
operations.
Army,
Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and National Disaster Response Force
(NDRF) have been tasked to mobilise additional manpower, boats, and
helicopters to scale up the rescue and relief operations.
Earlier
on Thursday, NDRF teams evacuated 926 persons to a safer place at
Pathamithitta, Kozhikode, Ernakulam, Thrissur, and Alappuzha.
Moreover, the Army also built a 35-feet long bridge and rescued
around 100 people including children and senior citizens from
Malampuzha's Valiyakadu village.
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