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Prior to writing to the RBI Governor requesting for extension of moratorium on repayment of crop loans, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday visited flood-affected areas in Wayanad in Kerala, including worst-hit Puthumala, and assured residents of help.
 

The death toll in Karnataka caused due to the floods has reached 58, with the recovery of four more bodies. Rescue operations continue as and as many as 1,160 relief camps are operational. 

According to the report submitted by the district soil conservation officer, the landslips which killed 10 people in Wayanad was caused by human induced factors

 

Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis had suspended his 'Mahajanadesh Yatra' in view of the floods battering parts of the state.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert in two districts of Kerala
 

Over 200 people have lost their lives due to catastrophic monsoon. Torrential rains across Gujarat,  Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, parts of Tamil Nadu and Odisha have left thousands stranded

A section had slammed the cinema fraternity for not voicing their support in the wake of Maharashtra floods.
 

 Maria Fernanda Espinosa said she has "sent her condolences to the people and the Government of India after the monsoon floods in the southern and western parts of the country, which led to over 140 deaths, and hundreds of thousands of people being evacuated"
 

Incessant rains caused floods in parts of Maharashtra wherein Sangli and Kolhapur districts were the worst-hit. The chief minister of the state, Devendra Fadnavis has sought Rs 6,813 crore as relief fund from the Centre owing to the mass destruction.

With the festival of Raksha Bandhan fast approaching, celebrations broke out across India. Army personnel who were part of the rescue operations in flood-hit regions received rakhis from those they rescued. 

Incessant rains in Tamil Nadu have left several parts of the state affected. Deputy chief minister of Tamil Nadu, O Panneerselvam visited the hills and pegged the loss at Rs 199.23 crore.

 
 

Karnataka BJP MP Anant Kumar Hegde was threatened by his voters as they would not elect him if he does not provide compensation to the flood-hit victims in north Karnataka. Congress leader and MP from Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor has earned the wrath of a court in Kolkata as it has issued an arrest warrant against him. The order comes in the wake of an advocate named Sumeet Chowdhary filing a case against the MP for his Hindu Pakistan remark in July last year. Watch MyNation in 100 seconds for all the top stories from across the country.

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With no prospects of a Cabinet formation in sight in Karnataka, #BJPGovtMissing is trending on Twitter

 

With Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa heading a "one-man" Cabinet with no Ministers, senior government officials have been asked to hoist the national flag on August 15 at district and taluk level functions.