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Red Alert Issued For Kerala's Landslide Hit Wayanad, Extremely Heavy Rainfall Expected
The India Meteorological Department on Tuesday issued a red alert for the mountain district of Wayanad -- which has been rocked by landslides triggered by incessant rains -- and all the northern districts of Kerala.
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Normalcy Returning To Rain-Hit Kerala, Number Of Deaths Rises To 113
As normalcy was slowly returning to rain-battered Kerala, people have started moving to their homes from relief camps, even as the toll climbed to 113 on Saturday, with more bodies being retrived from the landslide hit districts of Malappuram and Wayanad.
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Blog: 7 Lessons In Crisis Management We Can Learn From Kerala
Unlike what usually happens during a disaster, the Kerala government has not faced severe criticism for what went wrong on the ground. Popular perception has been that the political class, bureaucracy, civil society and of course the people of Kerala worked well together to overcome the adversity.
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Kerala Floods: Google Pledges $1 Million for Relief Work
"Google.org and Googlers will contribute $1 million to the relief work in Kerala," Rajan Anandan, Vice President, Southeast Asia and India, said at the Google for India event on Tuesday.
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Idukki Has Gone Back By 40 Years Due To Floods: Kerala Power Minister
The hilly district of Idukki has been thrown back by 40 years following Kerala's worst flooding in a century, Power Minister MM Mani said on Sunday.
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UAE Airline Emirates To Fly 175 Tonnes Of Aid For Flood-Hit Kerala
UAE's national carrier Emirates has said it will fly over 175 tonnes of relief material to Kerala, which is facing the deadliest deluge in nearly 100 years.
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GoAir Announces Special Daily Flights. Check Schedule Here
"To express solidarity and support during this time of crisis, we are operating special flights between Mumbai and Trivandrum", GoAir said.
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Opinion: How Kerala Survived Its Worst Crisis In A Century
As the flood waters in devastated Kerala recede, the extent of damage can be better though still not fully assessed and the way forward charted with lessons from what has occurred.
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Flood "Man-Made", Says Congress In Kerala, Demands Judicial Probe
The immediate crisis of Kerala floods over, the opposition Congress has attacked the Left government, alleging that mismanagement of the dams led the devastating floods that claimed more than 250 lives in the state. Calling the floods a man-made disaster, Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala demanded a judicial investigations into the decisions taken...
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Don't Look At Kerala Airfares Monitoring As Micro-Management: Minister
Aviation regulator DGCA is monitoring airfares for flights connecting flood-hit Kerala but it should not be seen by airlines as micro-management by the government as this is a unique situation of 'humanitarian crisis', Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu said today.
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As Kerala Fights Worst Flood In A Century, Minister On Tour To Germany
As Kerala struggles with the worst floods in a century, state Forest Minister K. Raju is on a trip to Germany. Mr Raju left for the travel on August 16, when the crisis peaked, to attend seminars along with other party colleagues.
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Businesses, Industrialists Asked To Help Flood-Hit Kerala: Minister
The government has asked industrialists and business organisations to provide whatever help they feel is appropriate to flood-affected Kerala, which is facing a "humanitarian crisis", Union minister Suresh Prabhu said today.
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Kerala Floods: Facebook Donates Rs. 1.75 Crores for Victims
Facebook will donate the money through the Community Resilience Fund for GOONJ - a Delhi-based non-profit organisation that is leading the relief and recovery efforts in the impacted localities.
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After UAE, Qatar Announces Financial Aid Of Rs 34.89 Crore For Kerala
After the UAE, Qatar has come out in support of flood-hit Kerala by announcing a financial aid of Rs 34.89 crore to help provide shelter to those who lost their homes as a result of the humanitarian crisis, a media report said on Sunday.
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As Kerala Battles Floods, States Come With Aid
The flood crisis in Kerala following heavy rain for the last 10 days seems to be only getting worse. At least 324 people have died and more than three lakh people have been shifted to relief camps. The floods, which are the worst the state has faced in nearly a century, have caused widespread devastation and Kerala estimates have caused a loss of o...
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Red Alert Issued For Kerala's Landslide Hit Wayanad, Extremely Heavy Rainfall Expected
The India Meteorological Department on Tuesday issued a red alert for the mountain district of Wayanad -- which has been rocked by landslides triggered by incessant rains -- and all the northern districts of Kerala.
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Normalcy Returning To Rain-Hit Kerala, Number Of Deaths Rises To 113
As normalcy was slowly returning to rain-battered Kerala, people have started moving to their homes from relief camps, even as the toll climbed to 113 on Saturday, with more bodies being retrived from the landslide hit districts of Malappuram and Wayanad.
-
Blog: 7 Lessons In Crisis Management We Can Learn From Kerala
Unlike what usually happens during a disaster, the Kerala government has not faced severe criticism for what went wrong on the ground. Popular perception has been that the political class, bureaucracy, civil society and of course the people of Kerala worked well together to overcome the adversity.
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Kerala Floods: Google Pledges $1 Million for Relief Work
"Google.org and Googlers will contribute $1 million to the relief work in Kerala," Rajan Anandan, Vice President, Southeast Asia and India, said at the Google for India event on Tuesday.
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Idukki Has Gone Back By 40 Years Due To Floods: Kerala Power Minister
The hilly district of Idukki has been thrown back by 40 years following Kerala's worst flooding in a century, Power Minister MM Mani said on Sunday.
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UAE Airline Emirates To Fly 175 Tonnes Of Aid For Flood-Hit Kerala
UAE's national carrier Emirates has said it will fly over 175 tonnes of relief material to Kerala, which is facing the deadliest deluge in nearly 100 years.
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GoAir Announces Special Daily Flights. Check Schedule Here
"To express solidarity and support during this time of crisis, we are operating special flights between Mumbai and Trivandrum", GoAir said.
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Opinion: How Kerala Survived Its Worst Crisis In A Century
As the flood waters in devastated Kerala recede, the extent of damage can be better though still not fully assessed and the way forward charted with lessons from what has occurred.
-
Flood "Man-Made", Says Congress In Kerala, Demands Judicial Probe
The immediate crisis of Kerala floods over, the opposition Congress has attacked the Left government, alleging that mismanagement of the dams led the devastating floods that claimed more than 250 lives in the state. Calling the floods a man-made disaster, Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala demanded a judicial investigations into the decisions taken...
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Don't Look At Kerala Airfares Monitoring As Micro-Management: Minister
Aviation regulator DGCA is monitoring airfares for flights connecting flood-hit Kerala but it should not be seen by airlines as micro-management by the government as this is a unique situation of 'humanitarian crisis', Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu said today.
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As Kerala Fights Worst Flood In A Century, Minister On Tour To Germany
As Kerala struggles with the worst floods in a century, state Forest Minister K. Raju is on a trip to Germany. Mr Raju left for the travel on August 16, when the crisis peaked, to attend seminars along with other party colleagues.
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Businesses, Industrialists Asked To Help Flood-Hit Kerala: Minister
The government has asked industrialists and business organisations to provide whatever help they feel is appropriate to flood-affected Kerala, which is facing a "humanitarian crisis", Union minister Suresh Prabhu said today.
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Kerala Floods: Facebook Donates Rs. 1.75 Crores for Victims
Facebook will donate the money through the Community Resilience Fund for GOONJ - a Delhi-based non-profit organisation that is leading the relief and recovery efforts in the impacted localities.
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After UAE, Qatar Announces Financial Aid Of Rs 34.89 Crore For Kerala
After the UAE, Qatar has come out in support of flood-hit Kerala by announcing a financial aid of Rs 34.89 crore to help provide shelter to those who lost their homes as a result of the humanitarian crisis, a media report said on Sunday.
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As Kerala Battles Floods, States Come With Aid
The flood crisis in Kerala following heavy rain for the last 10 days seems to be only getting worse. At least 324 people have died and more than three lakh people have been shifted to relief camps. The floods, which are the worst the state has faced in nearly a century, have caused widespread devastation and Kerala estimates have caused a loss of o...
