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Kerala Floods: CM Pinaryai Vijayan urges people to use social media cautiously
Updated On: 19 August, 2018 03:29 PM IST | Thiruvananthapuram | IANS
Kerala Chief Minister Pinaryai Vijayan urged to use social media cautiously in order to stop the spread of false news of the devastation
An Indian woman rescued by the Indian navy personnel rests with her grandchildren at the Naval relief camp in Kochi, Kerala. Pic/AFP
Kerala Chief Minister Pinaryai Vijayan on Sunday urged the people of the flood-ravaged state to use social media cautiously in order to stop the spread of false news of the devastation.
Attention:Efforts are in progress to save even the last person stranded. Many of the requests coming to helpline numbers are for people who are already rescued. Sending erroneous information can only delay rescue efforts. Kindly forward only messages that are valid #KeralaFloods
— CMO Kerala (@CMOKerala) August 19, 2018
"Attention: Efforts are in progress to save even the last person stranded. Many of the requests coming to helpline numbers are for people who are already rescued. Sending erroneous information can only delay rescue efforts. Kindly forward only messages that are valid," the Chief Minister's Office said in a tweet.
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