![Indian People are airlifted by Navy personnel during a rescue operation at a flooded area in Paravoor near Kochi, in the Indian state of Kerala on August 18, 2018. - Rescuers in helicopters and boats fought through renewed torrential rain on August 18 to reach stranded villages in India's Kerala state as the toll from the worst monsoon floods in a century rose above 320 dead. (Photo by - / AFP)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RNLUDPDV6IPJST7OPJXNJ7MAGA.jpg?smart=true&auth=69250d4d70ef5a2f533c25d8e08247b51a1bd0ffb9e7a83ccc07249002287359&width=400&height=225)
A navy helicopter rescue crew winches a stranded man into their aircraft in Paravoor near Kochi on August 18, 2018. AFP
A navy helicopter rescue crew winches a stranded man into their aircraft in Paravoor near Kochi on August 18, 2018. AFP
Indian businessmen pledge millions of dirhams to UAE's relief campaign for flood-stricken Kerala
Sunny Varkey of Gems Education is the latest to pledge funds to the emergency response appeal