Relief from Bahrain charities continues to flow to Kerala

Yousif and Aysha Almoayyed Charity donates BD3,500 to help flood victims of Kerala

Many charity organisations and societies continue to send relief material to Kerala, the Indian state which was devastated by floods and landslides over a week ago. Yousif and Aysha Almoayyed Charity made a donation worth BD 3,500 to Bahrain Keraleeya Samajan (BKS) in aid of the people in the affected areas of the state.

The donation was handed over to officials from BKS and includes dry rations and other essentials such as toothpaste, toothbrush, baby diapers, soaps, antiseptic lotions and other relief materials to be shipped to Kerala. The Indian Club Senior Member T V Suresh handed over a cheque for INR 100,000 towards Kerala Chief Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund through Indian Club.

The Club’s Acting President Thankachan Vithayathil along with Acting General Secretary Siby Varghese and Indian Club Kerala Flood Relief Committee’s Convener Mohamed Hussain Malim received the cheque from T V Suresh. Meanwhile, the Cochin International Airport, which was closed due to incessant flooding in Kerala, will resume its full-scale operations at 2pm today.

The airport, among the busiest in the country, had been rendered non-functional since August 15 due to flooding and torrential rains. The airlines have been notified regarding the same and asked to make sure the smooth functioning of the services as per the schedule.

Passengers can now book tickets to/from COK as most of the airline’ s sites have already started facilitating journey planner on or after august 29, Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) stated.