Rahul Gandhi urges Cong workers to help people in flood-hit states

Rahul Gandhi has urged to the members of his party to help the people affected by the floods in the different states of India. He chose twitter as a medium to express his concern for the flood victims.

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday expressed concern over the flood situation in some states and urged his party workers to help the affected people.

"The flood situation in Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Odisha, Assam and Bihar is grim, with lakhs of citizens stranded or displaced. I request Congress Party workers in the affected states to do all they can to help those in need and pray that the flood waters soon subside," he wrote on Twitter.

• I request Congress workers & leaders, citizens & NGOs working in Kerala to help with relief operations in flood hit areas of Wayanad.
  
  I hope the State Govt will release a generous financial rehabilitation package to help those who’ve been impacted by the floods.

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  I request Congress workers & leaders, citizens & NGOs working in Kerala to help with relief operations in flood hit areas of Wayanad.
  
  I hope the State Govt will release a generous financial rehabilitation package to help those who’ve been impacted by the floods.

  — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 8, 2019

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  I request Congress workers & leaders, citizens & NGOs working in Kerala to help with relief operations in flood hit areas of Wayanad.
  
  I hope the State Govt will release a generous financial rehabilitation package to help those who’ve been impacted by the floods.

  — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 8, 2019

"The people of Wayanad, my Lok Sabha constituency, are in my thoughts and prayers as they battle raging flood waters. I was to travel to Wayanad, but I've now been advised by officials that my presence will disrupt relief operations. I'm awaiting their OK to travel," Gandhi said in another tweet.

• The flood situation in my parliamentary constituency, #Wayanad is grim. I’m monitoring the situation closely & have spoken to the Kerala CM and key Govt officials to expedite relief.
  
  I will be reaching out to PM Modi as well to brief him & request Central Govt. assistance. pic.twitter.com/HWN8LXgE4h

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  The flood situation in my parliamentary constituency, #Wayanad is grim. I’m monitoring the situation closely & have spoken to the Kerala CM and key Govt officials to expedite relief.
  
  I will be reaching out to PM Modi as well to brief him & request Central Govt. assistance. pic.twitter.com/HWN8LXgE4h

  — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 8, 2019

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  The flood situation in my parliamentary constituency, #Wayanad is grim. I’m monitoring the situation closely & have spoken to the Kerala CM and key Govt officials to expedite relief.
  
  I will be reaching out to PM Modi as well to brief him & request Central Govt. assistance. pic.twitter.com/HWN8LXgE4h

  — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 8, 2019

Nine people drowned on Thursday when a rescue boat capsized in flood-ravaged Sangli district of Western Maharashtra, while a 'red alert' was sounded in four districts of Kerala where heavy rains, gusty winds and widespread landslips wreaked havoc in several areas.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis conducted an aerial survey to review the flood situation in Sangli and Kolhapur, which are the worst hit following heavy rains in the area where the Krishna and Panchganga rivers are in spate.

In Kerala, water level is rising in most of the rivers and dams across the state with Kannur, Wayanad, Idukki, Malappuram, Kozhikode and Kasaragod districts facing a flood-like situation.

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