UAE businessman donates Dh1 million to Kerala flood victims

Abu Dhabi - "I am committed to help the victims of this calamity," he said.

UAE-based businessman Dr BR Shetty has announced a donation of Rs20 million (over Dh1 million) to help in the relief efforts in Kerala that has been ravaged by floods. Days of incessant floods have left 29 dead and 54,000 people homeless.
Dr Shetty, chairman of Unimoni and UAE Exchange, will make the donation to the Kerala Chief Minister's Disaster Relief Fund.
The businessman said "hundreds of staff" from the Unimoni's offices across Kerala have come forward for rescue and rehabilitation operations in the state. "The Kerala community is very close to my own and I am saddened by their plight. I am committed to help the victims of this calamity," he said.
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