Kerala Floods: In stricken Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi appeals to people to donate relief material

Congress leer Rahul Gandhi on Monday appealed to people to provide relief materials to those hit by devastating floods in his Wayan Lok Sabha constituency.

Gandhi, currently visiting areas ravd by floods and landslides in his constituency, posted appeal on his Facebook p."My Parliamentary constituency Wayan has been devastated by floods with thousands left homeless and shifted to relief camps", Gandhi said.

"We are in urgent need of materials, including water bottles, sleeping mats, blankets, undergarments, dhothis, nightgowns, children's apparel, slippers, sanitary napkins, soaps, toothbrushes, toothpaste, Dettol, soap powder, bleaching powder and chlroine," he said.

He also urged people to give biscuits, sugar, green gram, dal, black gram, coconut oil, coconuts, vegetables, curry powders, bre and baby food to affected people.Gandhi appealed to dors to send material to collection centres in Malappuram district, which he listed.

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He h on Sunday termed as 'heart breaking', suffering of people due to floods and landslides in his constituency Wayan and urged state and Central governments to provide immediate aid to those hit by natural calamity in Kerala.

After visiting people affected by floods and landslides in some relief centres, Gandhi h promised to do everything possible to get m back on ir feet. Three assembly segments in Malappuram district form part of Gandhi's Wayan constituency.

former Congress Chief who won with a record margin from hill constituency in April Lok Sabha elections, said during his stay he would visit relief camps across Wayan and review relief measures with state government officials.

Congress leer h said he h spoken to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Wayan District Collector and Congress workers in state on flood situation in his constituency.

This is his second visit to Wayan after election.Earlier, he h come on a three-day thanksgiving visit when he dressed ro shows and public meetings in constituency.

Rahul Gandhi chose Wayan as his second seat in dition to party stronghold of Amethi in Uttar Presh, which he, however, lost in 2019 polls. 

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