Flood disaster in India, hits hundreds of thousands - Arcor

People from the outside world cut off

In lifeboats, people bring their belongings to safety, many must cling to rooftops, hundreds of thousands remain in emergency shelters: The according to official data, the worst flood in years, has the South Indian state of KeralaWater masses have more than.

The state government is trying to bring drinking water, food and medicines by air to, said the agriculture Minister of Kerala, VS senile Kumar, on Sunday.

In slow succession rain, to feed the Survivors and to get the Situation under control. and a Million people were housed in shelters, said Kumar. Tens of thousands were still waiting for roofs to help. The children, the sick and the elderly would be taken by plane to safety. In the tourist Region are more than rivers overflowed and dams had to be opened. Roads became rivers, bridges collapsed, in many places there are no phone connections and no power, it disease is a risk. It was difficult to get in touch in remote areas, reported to the crisis staff.

Pope Francis prayed on Sunday in St Peter's square for the victims:"May there is a lack of these brothers and sisters of our solidarity and the concrete support of the international community.

Together, let us pray for those who have lost their lives and for all the people affected by this great misfortune."Already since then. August, fight the people in Kerala against the masses of water.

Heavy rains in the monsoon season, the usual - but this year they are exceptionally strong.

More than people have died already.

Most of the victims drowned or died in landslides.

India's head of government, Narendra modi promised to send emergency aid. In many towns and villages the water rose so high that two storey buildings were flooded.

The challenge for the helper is huge: Between

Roofs are often the only retreat."On Friday, relatives have us called and said they had had since two days, no water, no food, and no help is in sight,"said the resident of Kerala's capital city.

More than million people have so far been supplied in the rescue camps, the government stated. Forces, military helicopters and some boats were in the rescue work involved. In some places rescuers the boats of the fishermen borrowed to be able to to Sacrifice the look. Pictures of old women were to be seen, the bundle with their most precious possessions held while they were brought by boat to safety. The head of government Narendra modi promised emergency aid in the amount of billions of rupees (about million EUR). The government of the Federal state, however, requires billions of rupees. The damage would have reached an estimated altitude of billions of rupees (billions of Euro). The monsoon season in India from June to September. The rains are essential for agriculture in the Region, but enormous Destruction wreak.




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