Kerala expats’ #ThankYouUAE campaign gets touching response

#mydubai Campaigners deeply moved by the concern showed by the UAE Government and communityFrom left: Shafi, Zenher, Anas Kunnath , Mohammad, Rafeeq and Fahad K.K, who are part of agroup of expatriates from Kerala wearing T-shirts with #ThankYouUAE slogan.Abu Dhabi: A group of expatriates from the south Indian state of Kerala have been wearing T-shirts with the #ThankYouUAE campaign slogan to raise awareness on UAE’s overwhelming concern and solidarity expressed for the flood victims in their state.Afsal Shyam, a 40-year-old photojournalist in Dubai, said a senior Emirati official told him that “we will always hold your hand because we cannot…

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Emirates to carry 175 tonnes of relief cargo to flood-hit Kerala

#mydubai Abu Dhabi: The help from the UAE in cash and kind continues to flow from the UAE to the flood-hit Kerala.Emirates SkyCargo will carry flood relief cargo of over 175 tonnes to Kerala, joining the UAE community in their support of the people of Kerala, an Emirates statement said.The air cargo operator will transport the relief goods, which have been donated by various UAE-based businesses and organisations, to Thiruvananthapuram, the nearest Emirates station to the flood-hit areas.The goods, including lifesaving boards, blankets and dry food items, will be handed over to the local flood relief and aid organisations for…

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Video: Flood-hit Kerala needs money, not relief goods

#mydubai Top officials of Kerala request not to send relief materials, Indian Ambassador saysAbu Dhabi: The south Indian state of Kerala which is grappling with one of the century's worst-ever floods does not need relief materials but money, a top Indian diplomat said here on Monday.“The top officials in the Kerala Government have clearly conveyed that ‘please ask our friends and well-wishers to not send relief materials’,” Navdeep Singh Suri, Indian Ambassador to the UAE, told a press conference at the Indian Embassy.Indian ambassador to the UAE on how to help Kerala flood victims.He has been in touch with the…

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