Kerala Flood  

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As many as 483 lives were lost and several thousands were displaced in the Kerala floods in 2018. But even after a year, the state is waiting for compensation, housing and other basic amenities. Watch the plight of Keralites #SimplifiedBy Supriya Krishnamurthy 
 

The GST council had permitted the state government to levy 1% cess on goods and services in Kerala to mobilise resources for rebuilding the flood-hit state. August 1, 2019 marks the first year since Kerala had been hit by floods.

Just days later filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan along with others from the film fraternity wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over their concerns on increasing cases of lynching against Muslims and religious hate crimes in the name of Jai Shri Ram, a Kerala citizen has penned another letter to the PM highlighting mob lynching cases against Hindus in the country

The letter to Prime Minister about the crimes in the country involving 'Jai Shri Ram' chants has grabbed headlines. Keralites question leaders and celebrities bringing their attention to many other issues in the state like the floods that ravaged the place a year ago. 

 

 

Five people have lost their lives due to the rains in Kerala in the last five days. Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Kannur and Kasaragod districts for Tuesday and educational institutions in the two districts and in Malappuram remained closed today.

Red alert has been issued in Kozhikode, Wayanad and Kannur districts for Monday (July 22). The Kannur district administration has announced a holiday for schools and other educational institutions.

 

Red alert has been issued in Idukki district on Sunday (July 21) and Kannur, Wayanad, Kozhikode, Malappuram districts for July 22. Four people have died in various rain related tragedies in the last four days

 

In the heavy rains in Kerala, a total of seven fishermen went missing a few days ago. Four among them have returned and the other fishermen are yet to be found
 

Seven fishermen out of the eight who ventured into the sea from Vizhinjam and Neendakkara were reported missing. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had warned fishermen against venturing out to sea due to the presence of strong winds from the north-westerly direction reaching speeds of 40-50 kmph.
 

Kerala’s Kozhikode district has recorded 150mm of rains and the district faces a flood-like situation. Last year, thousands of people had lost their homes along with their hopes during floods that ravaged Kerala
 

Earlier on Monday (July 15), Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal and took stock of the situation in the state.

 A Kerala priest has built 15 cabin homes to help flood victims. Thousands of people had lost their homes and hopes during floods that ravaged Kerala in August last year.

The GST council had permitted the state government to levy 1% cess on goods and services in Kerala to mobilise resources for rebuilding the flood-hit state.

In a stinging indictment of the CPI(M)-led government in Kerala, a court-appointed amicus curiae has laid bare that the government's bungle was at the core of the flood devastation. According to the report, the flooding was caused by the delay in the opening of the shutters of some of the major dams in the state