Idukki, Aug. 7, 2020: At least 15 people were killed and 50 others feared trapped in debris after a landslide triggered by heavy rains flattened a row of dwelling units of tea estate workers at Pettimudi in the high-range Idukki district in Kerala early on August 7, police and officialsContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram, July 27, 2019: A study by an activist group has revealed glaring discrimination by various agencies against the marginalized during the 2018 flood relief operations in Kerala. The affected included Dalits, Dalit Christians, adivasis and scheduled castes. Their plight has been brought out in a document, ‘Marginalization in Catastrophe:Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Vailodam, Dec 17, 2018: The Vincentian Kerala Society, the social service wing of Congregation of Mission (CM) priests, South Indian Province, Mysore, has built 15 houses of recent devastating flood victims in Kerala. “Houses are getting ready for the flood victims in Kerala. The target ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Nov. 26, 2018: Caritas India chairperson Bishop Lumen Monteiro of Agartala has opened the rehabilitation phase of the Church agency’s aid programs among the flood-hit dioceses of Kerala. Bishop Monteiro on November 19-22 met with bishops, social work directors and several families in Verapoly archdioceseContinue Reading
It lambastes palatial church buildings and pompous feast celebrationsContinue Reading
The “experienced” Kurichyarmala people helped rebuild another schoolContinue Reading
Kerala has suffered a damage of 300 billion rupees in the worst floods to hit the state in a centuryContinue Reading
Kannan Gopinathan worked in relief camps incognito Continue Reading
By Dr. George Jacob Kochi: The southern Indian state of Kerala was at the receiving end of this year’s Southwest monsoon since its onset on May 29. The deluge took on Noachian proportions. The monsoon caused unprecedented destruction that measured up to second worst in 94 years in terms ofContinue Reading
Kerala suffered an estimated 300 billion rupee loss in the recent floodsContinue Reading
