"Kindly accept the deepest condolences over numerous human casualties caused by the devastating floods in Kerala," Putin said.
With the flood water starting to recede, Kerala now faces a daunting task of rebuilding itself after the deluge which many described as worst the region has witnessed in nearly 100 years.
The devastating floods in Kerala were declared a ‘calamity of severe nature’ by the Home Ministry on Monday.
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The train services in Kayankulam-Kottayam- Ernakulam and Palakkad-Shoranur-Kozhikkode sections have been resumed.
The devastating flood in Kerala has been declared a calamity of severe nature, the Home Ministry said on Monday.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh had visited flood-hit Kerala on August 12 and had declared an immediate assistance of Rs 100 crore to the state.
Officials have so far admitted to some 370 deaths, most of them occurring after the monsoon rains turned into a fury on August 9, forcing authorities to open the sluice gates of numerous dams across the state.
Floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains have claimed 210 lives in Kerala since August 8 and displaced over 7.14 lakh people from their homes. Vice Admiral Luthra said the rescue operations in Kerala started about two weeks ago and were gradually stepped up as the rains intensified.
"Judges of this court are also making contribution for the flood relief fund," the bench said. The observation came after Attorney General K K Venugopal referred to the "grave tragedy" that has struck Kerala rendering 10 million people homeless.
While more than 1,00,000 people were rescued in districts like Ernakulam, Chengannur, Pathanamthitta and Thrissur, there are still many more waiting to be rescued.
Prakash, who qualified for the final with a time of 1:58.12 seconds, said he spent sleepless night before his qualifying event as he was worried for his family.
The rainfall intensity over Kerala has decreased over the past two days, the meteorology department said on Sunday, adding that there is no alert of heavy precipitation for the next four days in the state.
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Altogether 100 tonnes of food materials like biscuits, rusks and drinking water are being airlifted to Kerala from Jalandhar and Patiala in Punjab.
The Kerala government on Sunday informed the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) that the situation in the flood-ravaged state was gradually improving, even as some rainfall was forecast for the coastal state from today onwards.
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The rainfall intensity over Kerala has decreased over the past two days, the meteorology department said on Sunday, adding that there is no alert of heavy precipitation for the next four days in the state.
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