The three-strong flotilla had been due to sail on Friday from ports in Turkey with more than 5,000 tonnes of aid on board
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She's back in Kerala capturing the plight of thousands of Keralites after the heavy flooding that took the lives of 223 people thus far.
Khaleej Times' Abu Dhabi Bureau Chief Anjana Sankar is once again in India, following the relief efforts in evacuating, relocating and treating the tens of thousands that were displaced in the recent floods.
Her first visit was to the relief camps in Wayanad district in north Kerala.
People have lost their cattle and agricultural land, so they are left with no source of income but hope for a better future.
We will track the developments on KhaleejTimes.com and bring you 'live' updates from ground zero. Track Anjana's live blog here.
August 25, 2018
1:30pm(GST)
A Yamaha showroom in Aluva.12:52pm
Hundreds and thousands of two-wheelers and cars that got submerged in floodwaters are unfit to drive.#KTLiveBlog (Video by Anjana Sankar / Khaleej Times).#KeralaFloodRelief pic.twitter.com/P74bxSkOSc
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) August 25, 2018
Mohd Ali Babu from Muslim Youth League's National relief cell speaking to Khaleej Times#KTLiveBlog (Video by Anjana Sankar / Khaleej Times).#KeralaFloodRelief pic.twitter.com/ZdyicNnKYO
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) August 25, 2018
A bus stop that got damaged in the flooding. It is a huge challenge for the state to rebuild its infrastructure.12:35pm
Picture by Anjana Sankar/Khaleej Times#KeralaFloodRelief pic.twitter.com/j80UucavIh
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) August 25, 2018
Prof Mukundan, State President of Sree Sathya Sai Seva Organisation speaking to Khaleej Times#KTLiveBlog (Video by Anjana Sankar / Khaleej Times).#KeralaFloodRelief pic.twitter.com/lKaodOIybO
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) August 25, 2018
Community spirit at it's best as Keralites from all religious backgrounds celebrate Onam at their relief camp in Aluva.12:02pm
# KTLiveBlog (Video by Anjana Sankar / Khaleej Times). pic.twitter.com/OO8ZOAUk0I
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) August 25, 2018
#KeralaFloodRelief: Excise commissioner Rishiraj Singh says Keralites will not give up and the people will spring back from the crisis.#KTLiveBlog (Video by Anjana Sankar / Khaleej Times) pic.twitter.com/1pEL6ZhTv8
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) August 25, 2018
Children are kept entertained through activities like drawing and colouring. It will ill also help them get over the trauma.#KeralaFloodRelief
Picture by Anjana Sankar/ Khaleej Times pic.twitter.com/8kFicKL7IM
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) August 25, 2018
#KeralaFloodRelief: Families have started burning household waste which can cause an environmental hazard. #KTLiveBlog (Video by Anjana Sankar / Khaleej Times) pic.twitter.com/ML0gkANw9a-
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) August 24, 2018
#KeralaFloodRelief: A man wades through household items that got damaged in the flood. #KTLiveBlog (Video by Anjana Sankar / Khaleej Times) pic.twitter.com/BIc7sCYa5T
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) August 24, 2018
#KeralaFloodRelief: Father Patrick of St Joseph's church in Neerikode says around 3000 people are sheltered in the church and parish hall. #KTLiveBlog (Video by Anjana Sankar / Khaleej Times) pic.twitter.com/AlqWiVL84t
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) August 24, 2018
#KeralaFloodRelief: Families put out their books on the streets to dry them out in flood stricken areas. #KTLiveBlog (Video by Anjana Sankar / Khaleej Times) pic.twitter.com/StxRFOmKKL
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) August 24, 2018
#KeralaFloodRelief: Molly Joseph, a duck farmer, said over 225 ducks died in the flooding. She started rearing ducks after taking a RS 71000 loan. Now she says it is impossible to pay it back after the disaster. #KTLiveBlog (Video by Anjana Sankar/ Khaleej Times) pic.twitter.com/I897UWA1Jr
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) August 24, 2018
#KeralaFloodRelief: People queue up to buy subsidised grocery from an Onam market in Paravur. #KTLiveBlog (Video by Anjana Sankar / Khaleej Times) pic.twitter.com/1sPhAr0SwG
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) August 24, 2018
#KeralaFloodRelief: Large scale destruction of properties are visible in the Ernakulam district in Kerala. #KTLiveBlog (Video by Anjana Sankar/ Khaleej Times) pic.twitter.com/htJOESnS0R
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) August 24, 2018
#KeralaFloodRelief: Peter's tailoring shop got destroyed in the floods. He said he has no option but burn all the clothes, incurring losses worth Rs70,000. #KTLiveBlog (Photos by Anjana Sankar / Khaleej Times) pic.twitter.com/KoML21QTMS
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) August 24, 2018
70-year-old Ponnamma, immovable from the waist down, was marooned along with her companion Rajan, 69. When volunteers reached their house, she was crawling in waist-high water desperate to escape. (Video by Anjana Sankar/Khaleej Times) pic.twitter.com/30cU9G4WU7A K Saseendran, Transport Minister, Kerala tells Khaleej Times that a 24/7 call centre has been launched through which families can request expertise for clean up and repair of electronic goods.
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) August 24, 2018
Work is on at Malabar Escape chain of Boutique hotels as they pack 2,000 meals for a relief camp in Paravur. (Video by Anjana Sankar/Khaleej Times) pic.twitter.com/kF4RJnqS13
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) August 24, 2018
Work is on at Malabar Escape chain of Boutique hotels as they pack 2,000 meals for a relief camp in Paravur. (Video by Anjana Sankar/Khaleej Times) pic.twitter.com/9RHGuQJDx8
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) August 24, 2018
#KeralaFloodRelief live: 64-year-old Kamala barely made it out of her house when the landslides started happening. "I could not take anything except the clothes I wore," she says. (Anjana Sankar/KT)
Follow our LIVE BLOG - https://t.co/Fr8ePupd0t #KTLive | #KeralaFloods | pic.twitter.com/NBiDz65SyW
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) August 22, 2018
#KeralaFloodRelief live: Our Abu Dhabi Bureau Chief Anjana Sankar is visiting the relief camps in #Kerala. We are currently reporting from St. Joseph's LP school in Pilakkavu.
Follow our LIVE BLOG - https://t.co/Fr8ePupd0t #KTLive | #KeralaFloods | pic.twitter.com/IaU3Pk02Mi
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) August 22, 2018
#KeralaFloodRelief live: Chandran lost 15 goats when they were buried alive in the aftermath of several mudslides. He has no house or land to go back to. (Anjana Sankar/Khaleej Times) LIVE BLOG - https://t.co/Fr8ePupd0t #KTLive | #KeralaFloods | pic.twitter.com/cGDTEPz3ph
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) August 22, 2018
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