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 Actress Esha Deol looked damn upset with the organisers. She even chose to walk out with mother Hema Malini during the media interaction.

 Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha president Vatal Nagaraj staged a protest in Karnataka and demanded Rs 20,000 crore from central government to rebuild Kodagu post floods

 

In an affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court, Kerala alleged that the decision taken by Tamil Nadu led to overflow of reservoir in Idukki, forcing Kerala to release water, flooding the entire district.

Nirmala Sitharaman arrived in Kushalnagar's flood-affected areas in Kodagu, Karnataka, including Kuvempu Layout, Sai Layout. She spoke to people on the extent of damage and problems faced.

Volunteers are reportedly not making the effort to go into the depths of certain areas to help

Residents of this coffee plantation hub say the landslides have shifted rivers and left the land unrecognisable 

Kodagu floods: An estimated 123 km of roads have been damaged and more than 800 homes have been destroyed. While on the aerial survey, Karnataka chief minister, HD Kumaraswamy was seen coolly reading a newspaper. It really did not look like he was bothered by the devastation below. 

This news spread quickly and people residing in and around started panicking and were getting ready to vacate their houses. But in reality, Harangi dam stands strong.
 

More than 300,000 people have taken shelter in over 1,500 state-run relief camps, officials said. But authorities and local media outlets said they were being inundated with calls for assistance.

Kerala floods: Over 25 people die in just one day on August 15 

The Idukki dam in Kerala is being opened after 26 long years, and has caused much havoc for the neighbouring areas on account of heavy rains

The floods have reportedly claimed over 39 lives already in Kerala, with the condition predicted to worsen in the coming days. 

Team led by Maj Deepak Singh Thakuri of 19 MADRAS rescued 85-year-old Lakshmi Kutty Amma from her home in Pottamkulam Padi in Kerala after it got washed away in the massive landslide