<p class="title">With operations to rescue stranded people from flood-affected areas nearing a close, the Kerala government today turned its attention to cleaning of houses and public places which were damaged in the unprecedented rains which ravaged the state.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to the Disaster Management State Control room, 231 people have lost their lives and 32 are missing in flood-related incidents since August 8.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Nearly 14.50 lakh people from 3.91 lakh families are still in about 3,879 relief camps across the state.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The largest number of people in relief camps was in the worst-affected Ernakulam district with a total of 5.32 lakh in 850 camps.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Though water has started receding in some places, areas near the river banks and Kuttanand in Alapuzha continue to be under water.</p>.<p class="bodytext">More than 3,000 squads under health and local self-government departments have started the process of cleaning houses and public places, official sources said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said that most of the stranded people have been rescued and searches would continue in isolated houses to find if any persons are trapped.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Indian Air Force personnel rescued 15 people, including 11, who were trapped in an areas cut off due to landslides in Nelliyampathy in Palakkad district yesterday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Officials said about 12,000 houses were cleaned yesterday and about 12,000 volunteers were on the field.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Nearly 3,000 carcasses of cattle were buried across the state yesterday, officials said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In a show of unity, a group of Muslim youths cleaned up temples in Malappuram and Wayanad districts.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The state government has sought a relief package of Rs 2,600 crore under the MNREGS scheme and also under centrally-sponsored programmes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The chief minister informed Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to the flood-affected areas on Sunday Kerala had suffered a loss of Rs 19,512 crore as per preliminary estimates and only after water recedes the exact loss and damage could be assessed.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The state had also sought an immediate relief of Rs 2,000 crore to take up relief works and the Centre sanctioned Rs 500 crore to the state.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Chief Minister's Disaster Relief Fund (CMDRF) had received donations to the tune of Rs 309 crore till last evening through online and deposits in the special SBI account.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The UAE government also offered an amount of USD 100 millions (about Rs 700 crore) for the state's reconstruction.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The toll rose to 231 yesterday in one of the worst floods witnessed in the last century in Kerala with the recovery of eight more bodies from different parts a fortnight after a murderous monsoon rampaged through the state in its second spell that began on August 8.</p>
<p class="title">With operations to rescue stranded people from flood-affected areas nearing a close, the Kerala government today turned its attention to cleaning of houses and public places which were damaged in the unprecedented rains which ravaged the state.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to the Disaster Management State Control room, 231 people have lost their lives and 32 are missing in flood-related incidents since August 8.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Nearly 14.50 lakh people from 3.91 lakh families are still in about 3,879 relief camps across the state.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The largest number of people in relief camps was in the worst-affected Ernakulam district with a total of 5.32 lakh in 850 camps.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Though water has started receding in some places, areas near the river banks and Kuttanand in Alapuzha continue to be under water.</p>.<p class="bodytext">More than 3,000 squads under health and local self-government departments have started the process of cleaning houses and public places, official sources said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said that most of the stranded people have been rescued and searches would continue in isolated houses to find if any persons are trapped.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Indian Air Force personnel rescued 15 people, including 11, who were trapped in an areas cut off due to landslides in Nelliyampathy in Palakkad district yesterday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Officials said about 12,000 houses were cleaned yesterday and about 12,000 volunteers were on the field.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Nearly 3,000 carcasses of cattle were buried across the state yesterday, officials said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In a show of unity, a group of Muslim youths cleaned up temples in Malappuram and Wayanad districts.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The state government has sought a relief package of Rs 2,600 crore under the MNREGS scheme and also under centrally-sponsored programmes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The chief minister informed Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to the flood-affected areas on Sunday Kerala had suffered a loss of Rs 19,512 crore as per preliminary estimates and only after water recedes the exact loss and damage could be assessed.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The state had also sought an immediate relief of Rs 2,000 crore to take up relief works and the Centre sanctioned Rs 500 crore to the state.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Chief Minister's Disaster Relief Fund (CMDRF) had received donations to the tune of Rs 309 crore till last evening through online and deposits in the special SBI account.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The UAE government also offered an amount of USD 100 millions (about Rs 700 crore) for the state's reconstruction.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The toll rose to 231 yesterday in one of the worst floods witnessed in the last century in Kerala with the recovery of eight more bodies from different parts a fortnight after a murderous monsoon rampaged through the state in its second spell that began on August 8.</p>