Kerala flood: Flight operations resume at Kochi Navy base
Kochi, Aug 20 (IBNS): The flight operations at the Kochi Naval base resumed in flood-hit Kerala on Monday, media reports said.
The first flight- an alliance Air ATR Plane- landed at the INS Garuda naval air station in the morning.
However, the main Kochi airport will remain closed till Aug 26.
According to the figure provided by the Kerala Chief Minister's Office, 324 people died due to incessant-rain caused flood.
#OpMadad #KeralaFloods2018 #KeralaFloodRelief First flight lands at INS Garuda Kochi Naval Air Station. Air India/ Alliance Air @nsitharaman @CMOKerala @DefenceMinIndia @SpokespersonMoD @PMOIndia pic.twitter.com/908pYy8Lx0
— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) August 20, 2018
The met office said the heavy rain will subside in Kerala on Monday but light rains will continue till the end of the week.
About 6,61,887 people have been shifted to 3,466 relief camps.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday allotted five lakh rupees to the southern state, two lakh each to the kin of the deceased and Rs. 50,000 to those seriously injured from PMNRF.
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