Kerala needs your help now.
You probably know Kerala as the idyllic backwaters of India. God's Own Country where coconut trees, fish and beaches abound.
But the Indian state is currently being ravaged by the worst flood it has seen in 100 years.
There are people relying on a bite of bread and a banana. They desperately need food and drinking water.
Whole buildings are floating away.
More than 300 people have died.
The bodies of people stranded in remote areas are still being recovered.
More than 2.2 lakh people are in 1500 relief camps. The state has suffered a loss of over 2800 million dollars.
And yet, amid all this. There is hope.
Rescue efforts continue.
The Navy rescued a girl while she was giving birth. The mother and child are safe.
An uncle neck deep in water calmly asks us to pray while the MLA is informed.
NRI grandchildren find their grandparents via Google Maps
Twitter is ablaze with strangers with a heart to share the word and altruism.
There are rescue operations coordinating via Google Sheets.
The PM has offered an aid of RS 500 cr.
Several leading digital companies and apps now have contribution options - Amazon, Paytm, Tez, Zomato to name a few.
But, it isn't nearly enough for rebuilding and getting life back to normal.
So we need your help.
Money, goods, good vibes. Or at least be aware. Know that God's Own Country is in peril. Share the news and if you can, donate a bit.
There are several ways to donate through local goods collections but the most direct way is through the Kerala Chief Minister's Disaster Relief Fund. Website linked below.
Every coin counts. We're a lot of Bored Pandas after all.
NOTE: We will be trying to verify and add photos as they come in. Feel free to add more.
More info: donation.cmdrf.kerala.gov.in
Idukki dam. For the first time ever, shutters of 35 of Kerala’s 39 dams were opened, within days of each other.
Kochi Airport as on 16th August 2018
Hope still lives amid destruction. Taken in Kochi.
Hoisting the Indian flag on the nation's Independence Day on August 15th
Rescue operation by the Military. Ernakulam, Kochi.
Rescue Center. MTI polytechnic college, Thrissur (Kerala students Union). 18/08/2018
The town of Pala, Kerala. 17/08/2018
Local Fishermen volunteer to evacuate personnel and residents on a boat in Panadala, Pathanamthitta district of Kerala.
Man smiles through the floods with a sewing machine on his shoulder. Taken in Kochi.
An elderly woman is rescued in a cooking utensil after her home was flooded in Thrissur, Kerala on Thursday. (AP photo)
Pregnant woman delivers baby soon after being airlifted by navy from Ernakulam district.
