Kerala flood: Carmel students hold chess competition for relief

A student and international chess player at the Carmel Girls Higher Secondary School from Vazhuthacaud here, is organizing a chess competition with 30 students for Kerala flood relief fund. Minister EP Jayarajan inaugurated the competition.

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala): Students of Carmel Girls Higher Secondary School from Vazhuthacaud here have come up with a new way to raise funds for flood relief.

Anupam Sreekumar, a student and international chess player at the school, is organizing a chess competition with 30 students simultaneously for the purpose.

The chess competition was part of various programs organised by Carmel School in connection with flood relief aid.

Registration fees received from the contestants will be paid to the relief fund.

Minister EP Jayarajan inaugurated the competition.

As the districts of Wayanad and Malappuram are facing a grim situation with houses washed away due to flood and landslide, 'Kudeyundu Kottayam' a group from Kottayam district in Kerala lead by NGO's and local self-government corporation is also trying its best to help victims to get back to their normal lives.

The students of the college and many government officials of the district are tirelessly engaged in collecting the relief materials which are being transported to the relief camps of Wayanad and Malappuram.

Recently, a cancer survivor and her husband decided to sell their bullet bike to contribute to the flood relief fund. They were a model of eternal love that killed the most deadly disease cancer. The couple believes that there was strong support from the society that helped the survivor, Bhavya to survive from Cancer.

Over 91 deaths, 59 people missing and 34 injured due to flood-related incidents across the state, between 8th August to 13th August.

Various teams of the Army, NDRF, fire and rescue teams of the Kerala government were engaged in the rescue work.

During last year's flood, many areas in Aluva were cut off from the mainland.

Reports from Kottayam district said many areas including Pala, Erattupetta and Mundakkayam were under flood threat.

Over 400 people were killed and lakhs displaced in the August deluge last year, the worst in the state's history in a century.