The death toll in Kerala floods, ever since the monsoon season began this year, has crossed 300.
In a heartwarming story, a UK based international humanitarian relief organisation have come forward to provide food to over 2000 people affected in flood-hit Kerala.
Khalsa Aid, the UK-based Sikh organisation's Indian wing, reached Kochi to serve food to around 2000 people. The Sikh volunteers have cooked and distributed food in the affected areas.
"KERALA FLOODS: Our volunteers are providing hot food for over 2000 people affected by the #KeralaFloods ! We will be setting up another food kitchen too," Khalsa Aid posted on their official Twitter account.
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The death toll in Kerala floods, ever since the monsoon season began this year, has crossed 300.
Earlier on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted an aerial survey of some of the areas affected by flood.
Kerala Governor P Sathasivam and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Union Minister K J Alphons accompanied the prime minister during the aerial survey.
"Centre is providing all possible assistance to Kerala. This includes financial assistance, providing food grains and medicines. We have asked the NHAI, NTPC, PGCIL to render all possible assistance and cater to basic infrastructure needs in the wake of the floods," the prime minister said.
"The Central Government is ensuring that the benefits under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, MGNREGA, various social security schemes, Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture reach those affected on a priority basis in Kerala," the prime minister said.
The prime minister said his thoughts were with those who have lost their lives in the deluge and hoped that the injured would recover soon.
A total of 55 NDRF teams are engaged in the rescue and relief work in the flood-affected Kerala. The teams are actively engaged to relocate the marooned people in the state.
"Total 15 teams are operational in Thrissur, 13 in Pathanamthitta, 11 in Alappuzha, five in Ernakulum, four in Idukki, three in Mallapuram and two each in Wayanad and Kozhikode," read the statement issued by the NDRF.
Each team of NDRF is accompanied by doctors and paramedics and essential medicines to provide first aid to the people. Director General, NDRF is supervising the entire rescue operation in the state and a 24x7 NDRF control room is monitoring the situation round the clock.
Kerala has been facing the worst flooding in a century. The calamity has also grabbed global attention. Even the United Arab Emirates (UAE) took note of the issue and formed a committee to provide relief to the affected people.
(With agency inputs)
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