India floods: How you can help

(CNN) The most serious flood of the last century killed more than 300 people, hampered evacuation to relief camps by hundreds of thousands of people, hit Kerala in the southwestern part of India.

CNN has identified several charitable organizations to support the people most affected by the flood. You can support their work by clicking on the button below or by accessing the public good campaign directly here.

In the last two weeks, many rivers in Kerala province were soaked in water and hundreds of thousands of houses were destroyed. The rescue team is using boats and helicopters to find thousands of people are still trapped

Prime Minister Sri Pinarayi Vijayan of Kerala State has launched the Kerala Flood Relief campaign to support the restoration work directly.

The Kerala Flood Relief Fundraising event was started by Kerala Club of Detroit. They are working with local governments in Kerala to distribute donations. Funds have been validated by GoFundMe

On Facebook, Kerala Flood Relief Fund has raised more than $ 1.5 million in funds and directly supports Sri Pinarayi Vijayan's activities above. These donations will be forwarded through the US non-profit organization Care and Share, which also accepts online donation of this event.

Floods are common to all countries. Floods occur every year in some parts of India. In Bangladesh, a terrible flood occurred in 1913. It is known as the Damodar flood. A wide area of ​​Burdwan, Hooghly, Midnapur was flooded. Floods in the North Bengal State in 1922 also caused a great loss of human life and property. In 1931, North Bengal and East Bengal were attacked by the flood. In 1934, terrible flooding brought about major losses to the people of Assam. Their condition became extremely tragic. People from other parts of India came to help the victims. In recent years, flooding has suffered serious damage in Assam, North Bengal, Bihar. In the southern part of India, there are also bad folds due to the rise of water in Cauvery and other rivers. In 1987, flooding occurred in Assam State, North Bengal State, North Bihar State, Uttar Pradesh State in the East. It also caused a great loss to the lives and property of humans, crops and livestock.

In India, a part of Assam State, Bihar State and Ganges Uttar Pradesh State tends to flood in the rainy season (Figure 18.3). The Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers and their tributaries are the most vulnerable to flooding. However, in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, occasional floods are occurring due to heavy rain. In India, floods are a big problem. Usually between July and September some or part of the area is affected by the flood. The flood brings unlimited damage to affected areas in the form of large loss of life and wealth. Agriculture and livestock have suffered serious damage. The affected areas of the flood are facing serious food and drinking water shortages. In addition, floods cause various waterborne diseases such as diarrhea, gastroenteritis, jaundice, malaria, etc.