* Commercial flight operation started from Kochi INS Garuda Naval Base on Monday. with the first Air India flight from Bengaluru arriving at the base this morning. Small aircraft are being operated from the naval airport as the Kochi International Airport has shut operations till August 26 following flooding of the runways.

* A total of 6,33,010 people are staying in 2,971 relief camps in Kerala and around 38,000 flood-affected people have also been rescued by different agencies so far, according to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).

* A total of 27 fixed-wing aircraft and 49 helicopters have been pressed into service to transport food, fresh water, personnel across all flood affected areas of Kerala, according to defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman .

* Insurance companies are expected to take a Rs 500-crore hit, as claim intimations start to pour in, according to Economic Times.

* Vice president of India Venkaiah Naidu along with deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha Harivansh, vice president secretariat and other senior officials of Rajya Sabha have announced to donate a month’s salary to Kerala relief fund. Among chief ministers who have announced to donate their salaries are Punjab's Amarinder Singh, Delhi's Arvind Kejriwal, Telangana deputy chief minister Mohammad Mahmood Ali. Chief Justice Dipak Misra said the judges of Supreme Court will also contribute to the Kerala flood relief fund.

* Union minster of health, JP Nadda announced that the first batch of 90 different medicines have reached to Kerala. Till now, 3757 medical camps have been setup in Kerala and quick response medical teams are expected to start work as soon as water recedes.

* A team of around 100 doctors and paramedical staff from Maharashtra left for Kerala on Monday to help the flood-affected people. The doctors flew to Thiruvananthapuram in two aircraft of the Indian Air Force. The Maharashtra government had earlier pledged to give Rs 20 crore to Kerala

* Approximately 70 teams have reached Kerala with boats, life vests and food packets informed Lt Gen DR Soni ,General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command.

* A bulletin of India Meteorological Department (IMD) said rainfall will further decrease during the next five days. The weather office has also predicted likely heavy rain at one or two places in Idukki, Konnur and Kozhikode districts.

(With inputs from agencies)

