Altogether 100 tonnes of food materials like biscuits, rusks and drinking water are being airlifted to Kerala from Jalandhar and Patiala in Punjab.
Thousands of people, including women, children and college students are tediously working at various centres across the state free of cost to gather essential materials, including food, medicines, cloths to send to relief camps.
While more than 58,000 people were rescued in districts like Ernakulam, Chengannur, Pathanamthitta and Thrissur, there are still many more waiting to be rescued.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has announced an aid of Rs 10 crore for flood-hit Kerala. Similarly, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik announced an aid of Rs 5 crore.
"I salute the people of Kerala for their fighting spirit... the nation stands firmly with Kerala in this hour," Modi said in a series of tweets after chairing a high-level meeting to review the flood situation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducts an aerial survey of flood affected areas. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also announced Rs 500 crore as immediate aid for Kerala.
A doctor was first lowered from the chopper to examine her condition before she was airlifted and taken to Sanjivani multi-specialty hospital in Alappuzha district.
Thousands of people are still perched on high-rise buildings waiting to be rescued and taken to relief camps. Over 50,000 people are lodged in the Ernakulam and Thrissur camps alone.
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Before Sonali Bendre, many Bollywood celebrities extended their support and urged people to come forward and help people in Kerala.
Kerala Floods: Situation worsens in Kerala as incessant rains continue, massive air rescue on. The death toll has mount to 324 uptill now
Indian Navy airlifts a pregnant woman in flood-hit Kerala, provides her a new life. Later the woman gave birth to a baby. The doctors said that both mother and the baby are safe.
Kerala Floods 2018: The death toll in devastating flood has touched 167, CM Pinarayi Vijayan said. PM Modi will be visiting the state later today.
Kerala Floods 2018: People from all around the state are uploading SOS videos requesting for relief materials and rescue operation.
The Met has forecast less rains in the next 24 hours till Saturday, which is expected to aid the rescue and relief operations taken up on a war footing.
Announcing the tool, Google India wrote, “Our thoughts are with those in Kerala. Help track missing people with #personfinder: https://goo.gl/WxuUFp #KeralaFloods.”
The Met has forecast less rains in the next 24 hours till Saturday, which is expected to aid the rescue and relief operations taken up on a war footing.
While BSNL is offering unlimited free calls within its network, Reliance Jio has announced free services for seven days as rains continue to batter the southern state.
Kerala Floods 2018: Jio, BSNL and Airtel have announced free calls and data, extension in bill payment due dates to customers in flood-hit Kerala.
The death toll in devastating flood has touched 324, CM Pinarayi Vijayan said. PM Modi will conduct aerial survey in the state on Friday.
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