Sleeping in fields and struggling for basics: Filipinos contend with quake aftermath
Sleeping in fields and struggling for basics: Filipinos contend with quake aftermath
Sleeping in fields and struggling for basics: Filipinos contend with quake aftermath
With the red alert continuing on September 29, all schools, colleges, and educational institutions including government, private, and ashram schools have been declared closed. Teachers and government staff have been instructed to remain at their respective workplaces.
Health Minister Ma Subramanian confirmed 29 persons were brought dead to the Karur Government General Hospital, and over 50 others were undergoing treatment. Independent reports from the ground suggested at least 33 were dead.
Floodwaters from the Musi River partially submerged several houses along its banks near Chaderghat, including a newly constructed bridge, after 10,439 cusecs of water were released from the twin reservoirs of Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar at 1 PM on Friday.
The unrelenting downpour triggered widespread flooding across the city, leaving thousands of commuters stranded and affecting public transport services.