Kerala Floods: Army rescues new-born baby amid heavy rains in Wayanad

Amid heavy rains ravaging states of Kerala, Maharashtra, and several ors, a new-born baby was rescued by Army in morning of August 10 in Wayan.

rescue operations teams have been working relentlessly in ir effort to evacuate people from crisis zone. y were seen rescuing senior citizens, women, children, and ors by carrying m on ir shoulders or palanquins. According to Army, around 6,000 persons have been rescued and more than 15,000 have been evacuated from flood-affected states.

However, despite presence of as many as  24 relief camps and over eight Engineer Task Forces (ETFs) deployed in various districts like Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Pathanamthitta, Idukki, Malappuram, Wayan, Kannur and Kozhikode, death toll in Kerala is risen to 42.

Twenty people have been killed in Kozhikode and Malappuram districts, and nine have died in Wayan in rain-related incidents since August 8. 

On Thursday, Skymet h predicted more rains, on account of which CM Pinarayi Vijayan tweeted about areas where red alerts have been issued - Idukki, Malappuram, Kozhikode & Wayan - and urged citizens to evacuate if situation worsens. 

Congress leer Rahul Gandhi h on Friday also spoken to Prime Minister Narendra Modi narrating to him  flood situation in Kerala and sought assistance for those affected in state, including in his constituency Wayan. 

deluge continues in state even as it grapples to fully recover from extensive dam caused by floods of August 2018 that claimed over 400 lives and left lakhs of people homeless.