President Kovind condoles deaths due to floods

July 26, 2017 17:24

With heavy rains and floods causing widespread devastation in several states, President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday expressed grief and condoled the death of the families affected.

President Kovind took to Twitter saying, "Nation condoles deaths due to heavy rains and floods in Assam, Gujarat, Rajasthan and other states. Stands by families affected".

Looking at the flood fury increasing in parts of the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh to the next kin of those killed in Gujarat floods, and Rs 50,000 to those injured. He had also conducted an aerial survey of the flood affected areas in Gujarat.

Several villages in Rajasthan, Gujarat and Assam have been put on red alert. Food packets and water bottles have also been dispatched to villages surrounded by water.

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