Floods  

Nirmala Sitharaman, Union finance minister visited flood-hit Karnataka's Belagavi on Saturday (August 10). She promised the flood victims all kinds of help from the Central government.  Around 1,024 villages in 80 taluks of 17 districts have been affected due to the floods caused by incessant rains in the region.

24 people lost their lives in Karnataka due to heavy rains and floods. Among the 16 dead, eight belong to the worst-hit Belagavi district.
 

According to the UAE's official news agency, Wam, the advisory urges the citizens to follow instructions issued by the Indian authorities in connection with the natural calamity

Death toll due to floods in Karnataka has increased to 16 and in Kerala has gone up to 28 while lakhs have been displaced in the two states

With only one boat operational, thousands of people are awaiting to be rescued in flood-hit district of Haveri in Karnataka.

Torrential rains affected Goa causing floods in several parts of the state. Relief work has begun after the rains have subsided and restoration work in flood affected regions have also begun in full swing.
 

BJP Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar took to Twitter and announced that he would contribute Rs 1 crore from MPLAD for the relief work of north Karnataka floods

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued a red alert in  Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Malappuram, Palakkad, Wayanad, Kannur, Kasaragod and Kozhikode districts

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

 

After stopping service to Belagavi route due to floods, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), has now halted services from Bengaluru to Chamarajanagar, Mysuru, Nanjangud and HD Kote as excess water has been released from Kabini dam

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

Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) has suspended operations temporarily, till August 11. Ten people are killed due to floods in Kerala
 

The consistent downpour has wreaked havoc in Kerala. Educational institutions across the state are closed today (August 9)

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As chief minister CM BS Yediyurappa camps in the rain-torn districts of North Karnataka, people continue to face the wrath of the rain gods.