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{{short description|Severe flooding due to heavy monsoon rainfall on 8 August 2019}} | |||
{{for| the 2018 Kerala floods|2018 Kerala floods}} | {{for| the 2018 Kerala floods|2018 Kerala floods}} | ||
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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}} | {{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}} | ||
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==Rescue== | ==Rescue== | ||
Kerala's State Disaster Management Authority, Kerala police along with the [[Indian Air Force]], civilians, volunteers like [[Seva Bharati]], [[White Guard Volunteers (Kerala India)|White Guard Volunteers]] <ref>{{Cite news |title=Youth League workers clean up Sreerama temple in Wayanad |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/good-news/youth-league-workers-clean-up-sreerama-temple-in-wayanad--1.4035151}}</ref> fishermen from coastal Kerala are actively taking part in the rescue operations in flood-affected regions.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|date=9 August 2019 |title=Kerala rains live updates: Toll climbs to 22; Army, IAF help sought |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-rains-live-updates-august-9-landslips-floods-many-feared-dead/article28921462.ece |via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> However, inclement weather with heavy rains and landslides are hampering the rescue operations in the hilly regions of [[Wayanad]], [[Malappuram]], and [[Kozhikode]] districts.<ref name=":6" /> 83 [[National Disaster Response Force]](NDRF) teams were deployed in addition to the 173 teams of Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard to take part in the relief operations.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=83 NDRF teams dispatched for flood relief, rescue in four states, says MHA |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/aug/09/83-ndrf-teams-dispatched-for-flood-relief-rescue-in-four-states-says-mha-2016537.html |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> | Kerala's State Disaster Management Authority, Kerala police,Kerala Fire & Rescue Services along with the [[Indian Air Force]], Indian Navy, civilians, volunteers like [[Seva Bharati]], [[White Guard Volunteers (Kerala India)|White Guard Volunteers]]<ref>{{Cite news |title=Youth League workers clean up Sreerama temple in Wayanad |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/good-news/youth-league-workers-clean-up-sreerama-temple-in-wayanad--1.4035151}}</ref> fishermen from coastal Kerala are actively taking part in the rescue operations in flood-affected regions.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|date=9 August 2019 |title=Kerala rains live updates: Toll climbs to 22; Army, IAF help sought |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-rains-live-updates-august-9-landslips-floods-many-feared-dead/article28921462.ece |via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> However, inclement weather with heavy rains and landslides are hampering the rescue operations in the hilly regions of [[Wayanad]], [[Malappuram]], and [[Kozhikode]] districts.<ref name=":6" /> 83 [[National Disaster Response Force]](NDRF) teams were deployed in addition to the 173 teams of Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard to take part in the relief operations.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=83 NDRF teams dispatched for flood relief, rescue in four states, says MHA |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/aug/09/83-ndrf-teams-dispatched-for-flood-relief-rescue-in-four-states-says-mha-2016537.html |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> | ||
Animal rescue was carried out by local NGOs and activists on ground mainly in places like Wayanad and Nilambur. Notable work was done by [[Sally Varma]] of [[Humane Society International]]/India in Nilambur where around 500 kg of dog food and more than 5000 kg of cattle feed and 2500 kg of goat feed was distributed to the starving animals.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kerala floods: When dogs turned guardian angels |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/when-dogs-turned-guardian-angels/article29121597.ece}}</ref> | Animal rescue was carried out by local NGOs and activists on ground mainly in places like Wayanad and Nilambur. Notable work was done by [[Sally Varma]] of [[Humane Society International]]/India in Nilambur where around 500 kg of dog food and more than 5000 kg of cattle feed and 2500 kg of goat feed was distributed to the starving animals.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kerala floods: When dogs turned guardian angels |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/when-dogs-turned-guardian-angels/article29121597.ece}}</ref> | ||