Rahul Gandhi appeals for help to flood hit Wayanad on Facebook   

Congress leader and MP from Wayanad, Kerala Rahul Gandhi has written a post on Facebook appealing to people for extending help to his constituency which is facing the menace of floods.

He has listed out the things required for his constituency and given phone numbers also for people to contact and donate.

He had visited Kavalapara in his Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency on Sunday that suffered a landslide due to heavy downpour.

He took stock of the rescue operations and appealed for more help immediately.

Before leaving for Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi had announced on Saturday that he would spend the next few days in his Lok Sabha constituency to oversee the relief measures in the flood-hit district.

Here is the full text of his Facebook post:

My Parliamentary Constituency, Wayanad, has been devastated by floods with thousands left homeless and shifted to relief camps.

We are in urgent need of the following material:

Water bottles

Sleeping Mats

Blankets

Under Garments (Gents, Ladies and Children)

Dhothis

Night Gowns

Children's Apparel

Slippers

Sanitary Napkins

Soaps

Tooth brushes

Tooth Paste

Dettol

Soap Powder

Bleaching Powder

Chlorine

Biscuits

Rice

Sugar

Green Gram

Dal

Black Gram

Coconut oil

Coconut

Vegetables

Curry Powders

Bread

Baby food

Donors may arrange to send this material to the following

Collection Centres in Malappuram District:

1. Govt HSS Veettikkuthu, Nilambur

(Nilambur Taluk)

2. GBHSS Manjeri, Kacherippadi

(Ernad Taluk)

3.Govt Girl's Higeher secondary School, Wandoor

4. Collectorate, Malappuram

Telephone Numbers:

0483 2736 320, 0483 2736 326

Nodal officer : Abdussamed PA, Deputy Collector, Malappuram, Wayanad,

Kerala