Qatar Airways to transport aid to Kerala free of charge, Ooredoo, QRCS also step up
The southern Indian state of Kerala is going through an unprecedented tragedy of rain and flash floods.
It was just yesterday that HH The Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani announced a mammoth $5m aid package to the beleaguered state.
While Qatar Living contributor Greeker penned down his experiences of living on ground zero, Qatar Airways had announced that it was rescheduling its Kochi-bound flights to Kerala’s capital — Thiruvananthapuram.
Qatar Airways Cargo has now stepped up their game and announced that it would deliver relief aid to Kerala on an urgent basis, reported Gulf Times.
The cargo carrier will use its planes to deliver relief goods to flood-stricken districts via the passenger service from Doha to Trivandrum.
“We’ve received earnest requests from the Indian 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 Cargo’s Chief Officer Guillaume Halleux was quoted as saying by The Peninsula.
“Given the devastating situation, we’ve rapidly activated a humanitarian operation to offer free transportation of relief goods from Doha to Trivandrum on our daily passenger flight. We’re expecting to airlift more than 50 tonnes of much-needed relief goods from the operation, which will commence from August 21 to 29,” he added.
#QatarAirwaysCargo offers relief to flood-hit Kerala by transporting donations from Doha this Eid al-Adha. #Movedbypeople pic.twitter.com/x5u3MAJzKH
— Qatar Airways (@qatarairways) August 19, 2018
Ooredoo and Qatar Red Crescent Society have also stepped in to help with relief efforts for the flood-hit in Kerala.
Ooredoo, on its part, has allowed its users to top up any mobile number in India, reported Qatar Tribune.
“We’re very saddened by the news of the Kerala floods. You can help your loved ones back home by topping up any mobile number in India. Purchase data bundles now directly from your Ooredoo Money wallet. Pre-paid top-up service is currently available to any Aircel, Airtel, BSNL, Idea, MTNL, Jio, Tata Docomo and Telenor numbers. Go to ‘Ooredoo Services’ via your Ooredoo Money app,” Ooredoo.
Similarly, Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has said it is following the situation in flood-hit Kerala.
“Information Management Center continues to follow-up in cases of operation continues, the latest developments related to floods in Kerala. The centre will continue to communicate with #Alathad_ata National Assembly in India to gather the necessary information about the damage and needs,” said the QRCS in a tweet.
يستمر مركز ادارة المعلومات في حالات الطوراىء بمتابعة اخر المستجدات المتعلقة بفيضانات كيرالا والتي جاءت نتيجة لتعرض #الهند لموجة من الامطار الموسمية ويستمر المركز في التواصل مع #الاتحاد_الدولي والجمعية الوطنية في الهند لجمع المعلومات اللازمة حول الاضرار والاحتياجات#فيضانات_كيرلا pic.twitter.com/1lmS73BjEa
ഖത്തര്‍ റെഡ് ക്രസന്റിന്റെ ഡിസാസ്റ്റര്‍ ഇന്‍ഫര്‍മേഷന്‍ സെന്‍റര്‍, ഇന്ത്യയിലെ ശക്തമായ മഴയെ തുടര്‍ന്ന് കേരളത്തിലുണ്ടായ പ്രളയവുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ഏറ്റവും പുതിയ സംഭവവികാസങ്ങള്‍ നിരീക്ഷിച്ചു വരുന്നു.പ്രളയത്തെ തുടര്‍ന്നുണ്ടായ നാശനഷ്ടങ്ങളും#keralaFloodRescue #KeralaFloods pic.twitter.com/VdBXtbfw3b
അതിലകപ്പെട്ടവരുടെ ആവശ്യങ്ങളും സംബന്ധിച്ച വിവരങ്ങള്‍ ശേഖരിക്കുന്നതിന് ഇന്റര്‍നാഷണല്‍ ഫെഡറേഷന്‍ ഓഫ് റെഡ് ക്രോസ്സ് & റെഡ് ക്രസന്റ് സൊസൈറ്റീസ് (IFRC)യുമായും ഇന്ത്യന്‍ റെഡ് ക്രോസ്സ് സൊസൈറ്റി യുമായും ഡിസാസ്റ്റര്‍ ഇന്‍ഫര്‍മേഷന്‍ സെന്‍റര്‍ ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടുകൊണ്ടിരിക്കുന്നു.#KeralaFloodRelief pic.twitter.com/tUqtZc7U5z
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