THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: As many as 531 fishermen, stranded in the choppy waters off the Kerala and the Lakshadweep coasts due to Cyclone Ockhi, have been rescued, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said today.
So far 393 people from Kerala have been rescued, Mr Vijayan said, as the state government announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the family of those who died in the storm.
Of the rescued, 132 fishermen were from the state capital Thiruvananthapuram, 66 from Kozhikode, 55 from Kollam, 40 from Thrissur, and 100 from Kanyakumari.
Mr Vijayan said the Rs 10-lakh compensation would be in addition to the financial assistance of Rs four lakh being given by the fisheries department.
In Lakshadweep, 31 relief camps have been opened in the 10 inhabited islands. So far, 1,047 people have been evacuated to the relief camps, official sources said.
Seven people have lost their lives in Kerala in rainrelated incidents over the past two days, official sources said.
So far 393 people from Kerala have been rescued, Mr Vijayan said, as the state government announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the family of those who died in the storm.
Of the rescued, 132 fishermen were from the state capital Thiruvananthapuram, 66 from Kozhikode, 55 from Kollam, 40 from Thrissur, and 100 from Kanyakumari.
Mr Vijayan said the Rs 10-lakh compensation would be in addition to the financial assistance of Rs four lakh being given by the fisheries department.
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In Lakshadweep, 31 relief camps have been opened in the 10 inhabited islands. So far, 1,047 people have been evacuated to the relief camps, official sources said.
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Seven people have lost their lives in Kerala in rainrelated incidents over the past two days, official sources said.
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