relief Archive

Social media provides relief for those awaiting word from Mexico quake zone

Images of the dead pop up on Victor Gonzalez’s Snapchat feed. They’re images that break his heart. “It’s horrible,” he said. “That’s your home country right there.” The 7.1 magnitude Central Mexico earthquake is the second major quake to hit the nation in as many weeks. The

Gujarat floods: Social media comes to the rescue as govt reaches out to locals, coordinates relief work

Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a relief of Rs 500 crore after taking an aerial survey of the flood affected areas of Gujarat on Tuesday, many villages around the Deesa city of Banaskantha district continue to remain cut off because the bridges and roads en route have