Shah Rukh Khan Helps Kerala Flood Victims, Resul Pookutty Thanks The Star For His 'Quick Action'
The death toll in Kerala has risen to 324, and lakhs of people have been left homeless as rains continue to thrash Kerala. It is the worst flood situation that the state has witnessed since 1924. Crops and property worth Rs 8,000 crore have been damaged.
Rail and road transport have been suspended, and the Kochi international airport is completely submerged in water. The torrential rains have left everyone startled and worried. Meanwhile, the Armed Forces and the National Disaster Response Force are helping in rescue operations and 1568 rescue camps have been set up.
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Achankovil river near Alappuzha's Kollakadavu village is overflowing following heavy rainfall in the area. Shaukat, a villager says,"The area has been completely flooded. I have lost almost everything I had. The water level is increasing with every passing hour." #KeralaFloods pic.twitter.com/BTYlQ1kdvJ
¡ª ANI (@ANI) August 18, 2018
A lot of people are extending their support to the victims by contributing money and other necessities. Celebrities have also donated for the cause and are urging fans to do the same. Yesterday, actor Siddharth started a #KeralaDonationChallenge, and dared and begged people to contribute too. Another celebrity who has come forth to help Kerala flood victims is Shah Rukh Khan.
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Resul Pookutty, who had won Oscar for Best Sound Mixing for Slumdog Millionaire expressed his gratitude for Shah Rukh Khan.
Thank you so much @iamsrk me personally and the people of kerala are indebted to you for your generosity and quick action...respect ???
¡ª resul pookutty (@resulp) August 17, 2018
He also said that apart from Shah Rukh Khan, he reached to Amitabh Bachchan, AR Rahman and other celebs, who offered helped immediately too.
I have personally reached out to most of them @SrBachchan @iamsrk and @arrahman were quick to react and we are consolidating our fare share of help to #Keralafloods and my fraternity says #istandwithkerela I¡¯m humbled! Thank you so much !
¡ª resul pookutty (@resulp) August 17, 2018
Thank you my dear @vidya_balan and #Sid for being such a great sport and generous! You are our own blood from Palghat, we are indebted to your generosity!Love and hugs from Gods Own Country Bollywood #istandwithkerela ???
¡ª resul pookutty (@resulp) August 17, 2018
My dear @sonamakapoor thank you so much for your kindness and love towards kerala and it¡¯s people, your generosity lights up peoples lives!humbled???
¡ª resul pookutty (@resulp) August 18, 2018
A lot of other celebrities including Farhan Akhtar, Varun Dhawan, Anushka Sharma, John Abraham, Arjun Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Sidharth Malhotra, Esha Gupta and Vidya Balan among others have urged fans to help the Kerala Flood victims and pray for them.
#1
Extremely disturbed by what is happening in Kerala. My fondest childhood memories have been there. Please come forward and donate to the chief minister's fund. https://t.co/SzIywiupqA
¡ª John Abraham (@TheJohnAbraham) August 16, 2018
#2
The people of Kerala need our help and here¡¯s what you can do.
¡ª Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) August 18, 2018
I have donated. Please do the same. Act Now! https://t.co/0H9r4DqhcF
#3
The situation in kerala is quite bad with the floods. The state needs national media attention as well as well as resources from the central government, as well as support from Indian citizens. It¡¯s heartbreaking to see the people suffering there.
¡ª Varun MAUJI Dhawan (@Varun_dvn) August 16, 2018
#4
#KeralaFloodRelief #LetshelpKerala pic.twitter.com/6MARy6l5Kg
¡ª vidya balan (@vidya_balan) August 16, 2018
#5
Praying for everyone affected by the #KeralaFloods.
¡ª Shraddha (@ShraddhaKapoor) August 16, 2018
The state really needs our help and every donation, no matter how big or small, will count.
Here are some details of how to donate to @CMOKerala¡¯s distress relief fund and other helpline numbers ? pic.twitter.com/eezFJRE2Dv
#6
My thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by the #KeralaFloods... let's do everything we can to help them in this time of need. https://t.co/YQRKDbDp7q
¡ª Sonali Bendre Behl (@iamsonalibendre) August 17, 2018
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