Kerala Rain

Rahul Gandhi plans nationwide 'yatra' for reaching out to workers

Party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will continue to focus on Uttar Pradesh

Death toll in rains touches 147; hundreds of thousands put in relief camps

Heavy rain and landslides forced hundreds of thousands of people to take shelter in relief camps, while train services were cancelled in several flood-hit areas

Kerala floods claim 42 lives, 100,000 in relief camps; UAE issues advisory

In 988 relief camps across the state, 107,699 persons have been shifted. In the worst affected Wayanad, 24,990 persons are in such camps

Kerala floods: At least 264 died due to disaster since May 29, says CM

On Thursday, eight more people died in Palakkad district as the rains continued to lash the state

Kerala floods: Rahul Gandhi asks people to contribute to CM's relief fund

Congress President Rahul Gandhi today expressed concern over the flood situation in Kerala and took to Twitter to make a fervent appeal to people for help by contributing to the chief minister's relief fund. He also tagged the link of the chief minister's relief fund to his tweet asking people to contribute, and said "it is time to step up and help". "I am deeply concerned for the people of #Kerala tonight, as the flood waters rise. Thousands are stranded. Relief camps full. Many have lost their loved ones. It's time to step up & help. Please contribute generously to the CM's relief fund," he said on Twitter tagging the link. The death toll in the current phase of monsoon Fury in the southern state has touched 72. Rise in flood waters in Periyar River due to the rains and opening of all shutters of all major dams including Mullaperiyar, Cheruthoni, part of Idukki reservoir, and Idamalayar, have severely affected lives of people in downstream areas. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi .

Kerala rains: Toll rises to 79; PM asks MoD to step up relief & rescue ops

At least 79 people have perished, 25 of them on Thursday, since August 8 in Kerala's heaviest rain in almost 94 years

Kerala rain: Death toll rises to 67, Kochi airport shut; red alert issued

Red alert was sounded in 11 of the 14 Kerala districts, including Idukki, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Malappuram, Pathanamthitta, Kannur and Ernakulam

Kerala rains: Kochi Airport closed; govt cancels official Onam celebrations

The death toll in Kerala rains has increased to 44 after five people died on Wednesday in building collapse due to rain in different cities