Amid the flood-like situation in Gujarat, Jamnagar Collector Bhavin Pandya said that the district administration's focus remains on providing immediate relief and ensuring the safety of the people.
"Grateful for the support! My heartfelt thanks to PM Narendra Modi for announcing PMNRF ex-gratia relief of Rs 2 lakh for the next of kin of those who lost their lives in the floods and Rs 50,000 for the seriously injured," posted Manik Saha. A relief fund of Rs 50,000 was also announced
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has refuted claims made in a CNN report suggesting India's role in the recent floods in Bangladesh and stated that the report's narrative is misleading and factually incorrect.
As six columns of the Indian Army are conducting rescue operations in the worst-affected areas as the flood-like situation continues, an additional team of 350 sanitation workers from Surat reached Vadodara to clean the affected areas after flood.
Tripura Chief Minister on Thursday thanked the donors who generously contributed to the Chief Ministers Relief Fund to support the people who have been affected severely due to the unprecedented floods and continuous rainfall in the state.
Sharing a post on X, the UN News Service said, "Over 18 million people in Bangladesh have been affected by severe monsoon conditions, with more than 1.2 million families trapped as flash floods submerge vast areas of the country's east and southeast."
Following continuous rainfall and unprecedented floods since August 19 in the state, 32 people have lost their lives, with two getting injured and one missing in Tripura till Thursday, as per an official press release by the State Relief, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management Department.
A total of 61 people have been rescued so far, including 15 females and 11 children, over the course of two days by the Coast Guard Air Enclave of Porbandar amid the unprecedented rainfall and floods that lashed the state.
Earlier, Gujarat Health Minister Rushikesh Patel said that more than 5,000 people have been rehabilitated and over 12,000 people rescued as of Wednesday from the floods following the heavy rains that lashed the city of Vadodara.