{"id":12702,"date":"2018-08-25T10:24:57","date_gmt":"2018-08-25T10:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=12702"},"modified":"2018-08-25T10:24:57","modified_gmt":"2018-08-25T10:24:57","slug":"kerala-floods-five-airlines-offer-to-fly-aid-for-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=12702","title":{"rendered":"Kerala floods: Five airlines offer to fly aid for victims"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Five airlines that fly to the flooded Indian province Kerala have said they will deliver relief goods for free to the affected areas.<\/p>\n

Three of the airlines are from India; Air India, Jet Airways and Air Vistara, and two from the Middle East; Qatar Airways and Emirates SkyCargo.<\/p>\n

“Jet Airways, India’s full service, premier international airline, has waived off air freight charges on all domestic cargo shipments of relief material to Kerala,” Jet Airways said\u00a0<\/span>in a press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The airline will work with several NGOs to deliver relief goods to Kerala.<\/p>\n

Vistara, another domestic airline, said it was also partnering with several NGOs to bring supplies, adding that it would fly doctors, nurses and other specialized people\u00a0to the flooded areas too.<\/span><\/p>\n

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#AllForKerala<\/a>: Please read this for important information on Vistara support options for Kerala floods relief. pic.twitter.com\/TfHVaYl0P0<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Vistara (@airvistara) August 21, 2018<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Qatar and Emirates<\/h2>\n

Qatar Airways said earlier this week it would deliver 50 tonnes of goods to Kerala after pleas from relatives living in Qatar.<\/p>\n

“We have received earnest requests from the Indian<\/a> community residing in Qatar seeking support to transport relief aid to Southern Kerala, where many of their families and relatives are affected by the worst flood in a century,” Qatar Airways<\/a> Chief Officer Cargo, Guillaume Halleux, said according to The Peninsula<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Given the devastating situation, we have rapidly activated a humanitarian operation to offer free transportation of relief goods from Doha to Trivandrum on our daily passenger flight,” he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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#QatarAirwaysCargo<\/a> offers relief to flood-hit Kerala by transporting donations from Doha this Eid al-Adha. #Movedbypeople<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/x5u3MAJzKH<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Qatar Airways (@qatarairways) August 19, 2018<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In an official statement, Emirates said it would bring over 175 tonnes of goods to Kerala.<\/p>\n

“The goods, including lifesaving boats, blankets and dry food items, will be handed over to the local flood relief and aid organisations for distribution,” the statement said<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Emirates SkyCargo joins the UAE community in their support of the people of Kerala, India by transporting over 175 tons of flood relief cargo. #UAEsupportsKerala<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/1w74tYCFNr<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/NgMsdrskRj<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Emirates Airline (@emirates) August 23, 2018<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Flights to Kerala’s Kochi airport have been halted because of flood damage to the transport hub. Therefore, the relief goods will be delivered to Kerala’s capital, Trivandrum.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The floods have also damaged hundreds of kilometres of roads and disrupted train services.<\/span><\/p>\n

The province has been lashed by torrential monsoon rains since the end of May, triggering landslides and flash floods that have swept away entire villages.<\/p>\n

Incessant downpours since August 8 have killed more than 190 people and left thousands more stranded.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Medical officials and NGOs, meanwhile, warned of a heightened risk<\/a> of waterborne disease outbreaks due to the flooding.<\/p>\n

Local health officials\u00a0<\/span>said<\/a>\u00a0earlier this week they were prepared to deal with any such emergence of disease and had distributed preventive medicines in a bid to avert an outbreak.<\/span><\/p>\n

The floods caused an estimated $3bn of damage, with about 10,000km of Kerala’s roads and more than 100,000 houses needing to be reconstructed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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