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DM Poonam Guha and Amit Rituraj, the sub-collector of Gunupur division, sprung to action and after surveying the damage, they led the district administration into evacuating over 1000 people living in the low-lying areas

"Believe me, I didn't know his place was that badly affected. Neither did he know anything about the Kodagu floods. We were both cut off at that time,"

The agricultural department is now spreading awareness among the farming community to ensure that they make use of the soil for irrigation. It is also a great time to start organic farming.

While the northern band recorded a maximum of 14 inches of rainfall in the week between 13 and 20 August 2018, Kerala received between 10 to 18 inches of rainfall.

The couple- Dr Najeeb and Dr Naseema, have been helping people ever since the rains took a dangerous turn in Kerala's Ernakulam district.

Data from the satellites are then processed by the Decision Support Centre (DSC) at the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) in Hyderabad.

With over 60,000 people rendered homeless and the death toll rising, this is being called one of the worst floods the State has witnessed.

Amidst all this chaos, stories like that of Vishnu Kachhawa, a blanket merchant who hails from Madhya Pradesh, will restore your faith in humanity.

The Paharis—the native people of Uttarakhand—are known for their determination and grit, and know how to rise above a disaster when it strikes.

India, being a signatory to the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR), has set targets to manage disasters and ensure that losses incurred after each catastrophe are less than the previous ones.