Kerala floods claim 39 lives: Top developments

* Water level within the Idukki dam, recorded at 5 am on Monday, was once 2397.94 toes. The Full Reservoir Level of the dam is 2403 toes.

* As consistent with the latest experiences on Monday morning, the dying toll stood at 39.

* The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) had on Sunday warned that heavy to very heavy rains have been anticipated in 16 states, together with Kerala, till the next day to come.

* The weather division has issued a 'Red alert', asking folks to be cautious as there was once a chance of heavy to very heavy rainfall in most puts in Idukki, Wayanad, Kannur, Ernakulam, Palakkad and Malappuram districts.

* Union home minister Rajnath Singh, who carried out an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas along with chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday night, said that the situation within the state is 'very severe'.

* Following the survey, the minister introduced an instantaneous reduction of additional Rs 100 crores for the state.

* The chief minister submitted a memorandum to the visiting Union minister Singh searching for Rs 8,316 crore as a special package deal for coping with the situation bobbing up from unheard of floods following heavy monsoon rains.

* External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj introduced that passports broken in floods in Kerala will likely be replaced freed from price by means of the government.


* CM Vijayan confident the affected folks that they needn't concern because the state government will do everything to verify them reduction. "Every loss that has been suffered will be addressed, including loss of houses, other properties and crops. Once you return to your homes, you will face a lot of problems. Necessary steps will be taken to clean up your homes," he said.


* Officials in Ernakulam and Thrissur said that the flood situation was once below keep watch over at the same time as parts of both districts still remained submerged. The Periyar river water level had come down to allow one of the affected individuals to go back home, they said.


* Ten columns of the Army, a unit of Madras Regiment along with body of workers of the Navy, Air Force and NDRF are engaged in reduction and rescue paintings in badly-hit districts, together with Kozhikode, Idukki, Malappuram, Kannur and Wayanad, Defence resources said.


* DMK Working President MK Stalin introduced Rs one crore flood reduction to the Kerala government, on behalf of his party and expressed his condolences to the bereaved families.
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