The monsoon fury has claimed 121 lives in Kerala and around 1.5 lakh people have taken refuge in relief camps across the state, so far.
On Friday, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa met with PM Modi in New Delhi to request the immediate release of funds for flood relief.
- In Karnataka, 76 people have died so far due to floods
- Kerala has set up a relief & rescue webpage for better coordination between authorities, volunteers and the public
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IMD Issues Warning for Heavy Rains in Karnataka
India Meteorological Department (IMD) stated, “Rainfall very likely at most places over Coastal Karnataka and at many places over North Interior Karnataka and South Interior Karnataka. Warning for next 24 hrs; Heavy rain likely to occur at isolated places over all 3 districts of Coastal Karnataka.
Rahul Seeks Setting up of Single-Window System to Re-Issue Documents by Flood Victims
Congress leader and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi has written to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, seeking setting up of a single-window system for re-issuance of documents lost or damaged during the recent devastating floods in the state.
Gandhi, in his letter to Vijayan, flagged that many flood-affected families in his constituency lost essential documents such as ration cards, Aadhaar cards, school or college certificates, land titles, registered documents, birth certificates, death certificates, tax receipts, pan cards.
Newly Appointed Karnataka Ministers to Visit Flood-Hit Areas
The expanded cabinet of the Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa's government in Karnataka that met for the first time in Bengaluru on Tuesday decided to send all the newly appointed Ministers to flood-ravaged districts of the state to assess the relief and rehabilitation being undertaken there.
"In today's cabinet meeting, it has been decided that the Ministers who were sworn-in will visit the flood-hit areas on Wednesday and the day after. They will review the situation and relief and rehabilitation work being undertaken there," Minister JC Madhuswamy said, PTI reported.
Briefing reporters after the meeting, he said, "After spending two days in flood-hit areas, we will meet once again and discuss the steps to be taken up."
Toll in Flood Hit Karnataka Goes up to 76
The toll in rain related incidents in flood hit Karnataka went up to 76 on Sunday, with the recovery of 10 more bodies, while 10 persons are still classified as missing in the state, where relief and rehabilitation work is underway, officials said on Sunday, reports PTI.
The districts of north, coastal and Malnad regions were badly affected in the rains, floods and landslides in the last couple of weeks.
Relief operations were being constantly monitored by the Chief Minister and Chief Secretary, officials said, adding that the Chief Secretary visited flood affected areas in Belagavi district to review relief operations.
As many as 526 relief camps are operational as on Sunday, where clean drinking water, food and other relief materials were being provided to 2,20,906 people, they said.