Search operation to continue in the areas affected by the Wayanad landslides that occurred on July 30, claiming 225 lives and displacing thousands of people. Fire Force, NDRF, volunteers along with the local people will continue the rescue and search operation.
In a press conference in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday, the Chief Minister said that the state has requested the central government to declare this as a national disaster and a severe calamity.
At 1400 hrs on August 6, the Assistant Director of Fisheries, Chennai, informed Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) Chennai regarding a medical emergency on board IFB Sengalamman which had set out from Chennai for fishing with 12 crew members on-board.
As rescue and relief operations in landslide-hit areas of Kerala's Wayanad reached the ninth consecutive day, Congress MP KC Venugopal on Wednesday said that this is not the time for a blame game.
A Relief and Rescue team operating in Rampur's Samej village, after the recent incident of cloudburst that claimed atleast six lives, got stuck due to heavy rain on Wednesday.
In a major rescue operation, in coordination with Seelampur SDM, Department Of Labour, Revenue Department and 'NGO Sahyog- Care For You', 18 children between the age group of 11-17 years have been rescued. They were employed in a jute bag manufacturing factory and printing work in the area o
Speaking to the reporters, Dhami said that severe damage has been caused to life and property in the state. He further added that road connectivity at 29 places has been disrupted and the rescue operation is now over.
Several people have died in rain-related incidents since August 4 evening as heavy rains lashed different parts of Uttarakhand, while many pilgrims and tourists are trapped on the Sonprayag-Kedarnath road.