Reportedly from the US and uae to Karnataka and Tamilnadu, the world came together to help the lakhs of people displaced by the massive floods in kerala in 2018. Meanwhile from clothes and food to money, the relief and rehabilitation efforts received commendable support. Accordingly a year later, kerala is in the midst of the same situation, with heavy rain falls, flooding and landslides destroying homes and claiming lives and unlike last year, the relief efforts in the state have not been receiving much impetus so far.
Furthermore more than two lakh people in kerala have been accommodated across 1,600 relief camps in the state. In northern districts such as Wayanad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kasaragod and Kannur have been facing the fury of rains in the form of cataclysmic landslides. Meanwhile locals and rescue teams have been tirelessly engaged in the search and rescue operations, the relief materials collection centers across the state, especially in Ernakulam and Thiruvananthapuram, are unfortunately not.
Moreover kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan spoke firmly against any propaganda aimed at discouraging people from contributing to the CM’s relief fund. The CM said “The propaganda that the Chief Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund (CMDRF) has been spent for other purposes is wrong. Circulating wrong messages has affected the rescue operations and discouraged people from taking appropriate decisions. A combined effort is needed to prevent rumors and fake news through social media”.
