Odisha allotted funds for Kerela floods

Odisha government today

announced a financial assistance of Rs 5 crore for

flood-ravaged Kerala, where the death toll in the second spell

of monsoon fury since August 8 has risen to 75.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik talked to his Kerala

counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan over the telephone, following which

the financial aid was announced, the CMO said.

Patnaik also offered any other kind of support

required to tackle the calamity, as Odisha has expertise in

dealing with disasters like flood and cyclone, it said.

The situation in the state was "extremely grave", said

Vijayan, who spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home

Minister Rajnath Singh this morning, seeking more Central

assistance for relief operations.

Heavy rains continue to batter most parts of Kerala,

especially Pathanamthitta, Ernakukam and Alappuzha districts,

where several people, including children and elderly, are

trapped in their houses.

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