Flood Relief  

 13-year-old Harini Sri from Tamil Nadu raised funds for Wayanad landslide victims with a three-hour Bharatnatyam performance and donated Rs 15,000 to Kerala's CMDRF.
 

Death toll in the Bihar floods touch 42 and the BJP President in Bihar accuses the government of negligence in dealing with the situation.  Nitish Kumar on Tuesday visited the flood relief camps set up at Krishna Memorial Hall in Patna and said that all relief efforts are being made for the affected people in the city. 

A private chopper that was carrying relief material to victims of floods, crashed in Uttarakhand. Three people died

Rabiya, who had moved into a relief camp as her house was submerged in floods, tied the knot with Muhammad Shafi, watched by her relatives and others from the relief camp in Kerala

Chief minister BS Yediyurappa will finally form his Cabinet on Tuesday (August 20). With regard to funds for flood relief, he said the first instalment would be released in the next two to three days.

On the occasion of Bakrid on Monday (August 12), outsiders distributed food in flood relief camps in Kerala. After eating that food, 45 people who were staying in the Panamaram Neervaram school fell sick and were hospitalised

DMK President M K Stalin said A Raja, representing the hilly Nilgiris Lok Sabha constituency, will contribute Rs three crore, five Rajya Sabha MPs Rs one crore each and local MLA Dravida Mani Rs two crore.
 

Speaking to reporters, Kolhapur's superintendent of police Abhinav Deshmukh said that Mumbai-Bengaluru national highway No 4 was partially opened to let trucks carrying relief materials reach to areas affected due to flooding

Former Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy and other members of his party JDS would donate their one month’s salary towards flood relief activities in rain-battered North Karnataka

 

Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa visited north Karnataka including Belagavi which is affected by heavy rain and floods
 

As many as 600 people have been killed and over 25 million others affected due to flooding, said the United Nations. In India, UNICEF is working with the state governments to provide multi-sectoral planning and coordination support in the three worst-affected states of Assam, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.

Rain for over a week have caused floods in Mizoram in Northeast India. With 205 villages affected, as many as 5,000 people have been lodged in relief camps.

Nearly 27,000 families in Kochi are still waiting to receive flood relief from the state government. Many among the victims reached the collectorate's office to inquire about this issue.

The Central government had earlier sanctioned Rs 600 crore as financial aid. The additional amount was sanctioned for the development of basic infrastructure facilities and for the development of roads
 

During the tenure of this government, this is the second time the speaker is permitting the adjournment motion.