Kerala Floods

The Odisha government's request followed an alert from one Anil Sethi who informed that about 130 labourers from Odisha, who have taken shelter in a house at Aluva Munnar Road, Odapally, near Asha Munnar Post Office, were not able to get food and drinking water

Expressing grief over the devastation, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said his government would extend all possible help to Kerala

The 52 teams of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard and NDRF along with the NGOs have joined hands in relief and rescue operations.

Incursions into catchment areas of rivers that have dried up and mountainous areas have rendered settlements in their vicinity vulnerable to vagaries of nature.

Telecom companies are offering free data and phone services to people in Kerala, hence apps like Google's Person Finder can be helpful in locating missing people.

The toll for yesterday, initially put at 30, has now been revised to 106, the sources said, which takes the overall fatalities to 173.

The DGCA has asked airlines to cap fares between Delhi and Trivandrum to Rs 10,000

Reliance Jio and state-run BSNL have offered free calls; Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular are offering calling against limited credit for prepaid customers and extended bill payment dates for postpaid customers.

These rumours are creating unnecessary panic among people living in downstream in the Periyar catchment," Water Resources secretary Tinku Biswal said.

Modi was expected to reach Kochi tomorrow after attending the funeral of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, he told reporters here. The funeral of Vajpayee, who passed away today, has been scheduled for 4 pm tomorrow in Delhi.

The long distance trains cancelled included Train No 12202 Kochuveli Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Garib Rath Express), Train No 12617 Ernakulam Harzrath Nizamuddin (Mangala Lakshadweep SF Express).

The announcement came in the backdrop of a half-day holiday declared for all central government departments tomorrow in the wake of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's demise.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has asked airlines to provide relief flights to those stranded in Kerala.

From a stock market perspective, investors will be worried about the listed companies having significant exposure to the Kerala

Gandhi spoke to the prime minister over phone and announced it on Twitter. He noted that the tragedy is unparalleled in Kerala's history and the state is in "great pain".

"Praying for the safety and well-being of the people of Kerala," the PM tweeted.

The service will be resumed once the water comes down and the systems are back in good condition.

In the memorandum, the Chief Minister said preliminary estimates suggested that Kerala suffered a loss of Rs 8,316 crore in the rains, floods and landslides.

Around 10 of the 14 districts in the state have been affected by the floods.