Kerala floods: UAE expats struggling to get in touch with or help families home

The situation in Kerala province is serious. Most villages are affected by the flood. Because there is no food and safe drinking water, people are trying to find a safe place. The water level may rise further

Gulf News interviewed Kerala staff in the United Arab Emirates, and their families came home. Shiju Thomas, a Dubai expatriate in the Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, said, "I was trying to contact my family for the last two hours, I feel worried that the phone has been discontinued."

My parents are about 80 years old and I live in a two-story house near the Panamba River. "Because the first floor of water is already deeper than the waist, it is old and it is trapped on the stairs. My brother who worked at Sharjah was on vacation, so they are with my parents left behind."

Thomas said, "Because there is no flight, I can not help personally, I am trying to contact a public agency, including an Indian consulate. The central government will exert more power to support the people of Kerala state A small country obviously does not have the resources to deal with such a large adversity. "

Another foreigner, Vijay Babu, from Dubai from Thiruvananthapuram, there are many friends whose houses are drowning in the flood. He decided to deal with this

30 years old is helping people fighting the flood with the help of several social media friends in the UAE. Babu told Gulf News as follows. "I posted an article on the Facebook wall and I can send it to someone who needs assistance.Many of my friends in Kerala live in different places in the UAE rice, lentils, clothes , Baby food, and other essentials are collected through the products and are in contact with several transportation companies in the United Arab Emirates and offer free service until 8 o'clock On the 20 th of the month , Items will be sent to Wayanad's trust.These items will be dealt directly to those who need it. "

Mr. Anil Chaco, a Dubai based representative, said, "Our house is a little expensive, the depth of the water in our house is one foot but my family goes deep into the water Because he can not go out, his house is in Tilbara, the most devastated Pathanamthitta district in the province.

In the flood period, civilians were actively involved in rescue activities, a small rescue group of Anil 's father and young people opened the way for the army and navy rescue team to find Anil' s left behind family. They helped their neighbors to adjust family rescue activities on Wednesday.

"The way to the house is very narrow, only two passengers can pass through the ship, which means going over and over again, I do not know where the current safety point is."

Are you stuck in your family? For news please contact readers@gulfnews.com. You can also use the Kerala government rescue Web site aimed at coordinating state-wide rescue activities.

The Department of the Interior said on Monday the large flood of Kerala State was declared a serious disaster. Given the intensity and intensity of floods and landslides in Kerala State, this is a serious disaster for every practical purpose, "says officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs. This classification will allow the country to gain more money and other aid from the center. The Army, Navy and the NDRF team continued their rescue activities. The South Commander said on Monday that 1,500 soldiers were rescuing, people were locked up on the roof and the area that can not be accessed with the help of a defense helicopter was hanged. Sony also emphasized the large logistics problem that the army faces in rescuing people and trying to rescue them.

More than 350 people died in the flood of Kerala State and more than 800,000 people evacuated. The flood has gradually declined in many areas, but we are now in the most difficult recovery phase: when survivors go home they can only find a few wills. Countless families discovered that their houses were completely destroyed by floods and landslides. The recent rain in Kerala province caused massive damage. Almost all Kerala states are affected by devastating floods caused by heavy rain. Seventy people were killed by heavy rains, floods of rivers, and landslides in the state, thousands of people lost their homes and belongings. The red warning status still has 13 regions. The Learning Link Foundation is expanding aid in a small way to alleviate pain