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Mahatma Gandhi had termed the misery of the people as “unimaginable” and stepped in to mobilise over Rs 6,000 to help Keralites in 1924

 

A Facebook post is going viral on social media asking people to help locate or contact Girija's family. According to the post, she only knows her daughter's name, Lathamani. 

 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

 

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on August 26 urged Malayalees from across the world to donate their one-month salary to rebuild the flood-ravaged State
 

There is no point blaming the Union government of not giving funds to flood victims in Kodagu, retired IPS officer BNS Reddy said in Bengaluru 
 

Several associations, individuals joined hands to help flood-affected people in Kodagu, Karnataka 

Kodagu flood visit: Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman asked Karnataka Minister Sa Ra Mahesh, if she has to dance to the tunes of his instruction.

Does Kerala really need Rs 700 crore 'promised' by UAE or CM Pinarayi Vijayan wants it? Here is what people struck in Kerala floods feel

Karnataka BJP MLA rakes up controversy by saying that cow slaughter in Kerala is the reason behind the State facing floods.

Onam also marks the summer harvest. Though it is a Hindu festival, most non-Hindu communities in Kerala too participate in the celebrations as it is considered a cultural feast, than a religious one.