Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday will conduct an in-person review of the functioning of relief camps in Chengannur, Kozhencherry, Alappuzha, North Paravoor and Chalakudy.
According to the government figures, torrential monsoon rains from the end of May onwards have forced an estimated 1.2 million people in the state to shelter inside makeshift relief camps.
As water is receding in the flood-ravaged Kerala, people of the state are having a tough time to rebuild their lives all over again. They have lost their near and dear ones, all their belongings and most importantly all their documents have gone missing in the flood. And that is the biggest fear and they need to start everything from the scratch.
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A 68-year-old man committed suicide at his home as he was unable to get over the shock of what was left of his dwelling at Kothad in Ernakulam district, close on the heels of a teenaged boy from Kozhikode taking his life after his certificates were destroyed in the floods.
In order to help Kerala limp back to normalcy, Centre and several states have announced aid from their relief funds.
Officials on Wednesday said flight operations from flood-hit Kochi international airport, which has remained closed for more than a week, will resume from August 29, instead of August 26, as it would require more time to mobilise the workforce, most of whom had been affected by the floods.
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With the rescue operations in the affected areas nearing a close, the government turned its attention to rehabilitating people, days after the monsoon fury ravaged the state claiming
231 lives and forcing more than 14.50 lakh out of their homes.
Agencies
