![]() ![]() Many people are still stranded in their homes with no food and sheaths of water around them at various places in Alappuzha, Thrissur and Ernakulam districts.In a village in Southern Kerala bordering Tamil Nadu lives a wealthy man named Raja Rathnam Pillai ( Sai Kumar). Union Tourism Minister K J Alphons, who visited some relief camps here today, said they are the 'unsung heroes'. ![]() Thousands of people, including women, children and college students are tediously working at various centres across the state free of cost to gather essential materials, including food, medicines, clothes to send to relief camps. The act of IAS officers M G Rajamanikyam and N S Umesh who unloaded rice sacks at the Wayanad Collectorate for distribution at relief camps was also celebrated by netizens.Īs soon as news of the devastating floods and the plight of the stranded came out, 600 odd fishermen immediately turned up with their country and mechanised boats to help rescue those marooned in various parts of the state. The man in a blue shirt was seen kneeling, with his face hardly a few inches above the flood waters, and women stepping onto his back to climb up to a rescue boat. We are at it#OpMadad #KeralaFloodRelief /UFIZZQbipm Rescue Operation undertaken in East Chalakudy. A column of 8 Engr Regt led by Lt Anshu Mali rescued 256 civilians including 3 pregnant ladies & a large number of old couples in Chalakudy area. The visual of a man kneeling down in muddy waters to help women step on to him to get into rescue boats went viral today. The social media was all praise for the exceptional courage shown by the Indian Navy's Captain P Rajkumar who airlifted over 25 persons battling challenging conditions. We got an SOS and we traced them out.There is tremendous satisfaction, both professionally and personally," the officer said later. ![]() 9CVu9JnpuPĬommander Vijay Varma, who saved a pregnant woman in labour by winching her up in a helicopter from a stranded building, was later happy to hear that she had successfully delivered a baby boy. Task force led by Major Upreti of Sudarshan Chakra Sappers involved in rescue work at Thiruvilla, one of the worst affected places, worked non-stop for 15 hours in heavy rains to evacuate 250 persons, many sick & homeless.#OpMadad#KeralaFloodRelief2018. ![]()
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