5512 people take shelter in relief camps; 9 deaths, 9 missing: District Administration
Kodagu disaster
Madikeri, August 23: The district administration has said that due to heavy rains, landslides and flood situation, total nine persons were killed and nine others were missing and 5512 people were taking shelter in various relief camps in the district.
In an official statement, the deputy commissioner said that Garuda Force, Mountaineering NCC teams, NDRF, Civil Defence, Indian Army, Indian Navy, Police teams and fire brigade teams have rescued the people trapped in the landsliding, floods and rains and shifted them to the relief camps opened in different parts of the district.
So far, 54 relief camps were opened in the district. Of them, 14 camps were closed as the affected people have been to their relatives’ homes. Currently, 20 camps in Madikeri taluk, 15 in Somawarpete taluk, and five in Virajpete taluk are functioning. Two more relief camps were functioning at Arantodu Tekkil Hall and Kallugundi in Dakshina Kannada district and total 5512 people were given shelter in them, the DC said.
As on Thursday afternoon, total nine persons were died and nine others missing in the rain-related incidents in the district. The District Minister has reviewed the relief measures and directed the authorities to take up relief works properly. Following this, total four godowns including one each in Kushalnagar and Ponnampete and three in Madikeri were opened to store the materials donated by the people. The materials would be distributed later, DC Srividya said.
Thousands of people have lost their houses and sites. Now, the government has decided to sanction the houses under the Housing Schemes to the victims. Such houses would be sanctioned directly to the victims. But before that, temporary rehabilitation centres would be set up, she said.
No misuse of materials
People and organizations have been responding positively to help the people of Kodagu. Now, food items and other materials were reaching the district. Those materials were being stored in the district administration bhavan, APMC, government school, Kushalnagar APMC and other places. Such stored relief materials would be sent to the relief camps through gram panchayats. But it was mentioned in the social media that the relief materials were being misused. It is just a rumour. It is far from truth. A case was registered against this in the police station. Police officers were directed to take action against those who spread such falls messages, the DC said.
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Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
Barcelona (AP): Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained. Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown. But Valverde knocked his head on a table and he suffered a small cut that required a brief hospital visit.
On social media, Valverde initially called it a “meaningless fight” with a teammate and said “everything has been blown out of proportion."
His employers, however, considered it a significant enough breach of team discipline to nail both Valverde and Tchouaméni with fines that bite even the bank account of a top soccer player. The half-a-million euro penalties reflect the reputational damage the club was enduring in a chaotic end to a disappointing season.
In a statement, the 15-time European champion said its disciplinary action was concluded after both players expressed to the club “their complete remorse for what happened and apologized to one another.”
Madrid added they also apologized to their teammates, the coaching staff and club supporters, as well as showing their willingness to accept whatever disciplinary action the club deemed “opportune.”
Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday, two days before they play at Barcelona in a clasico. Madrid has to win otherwise Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.
After being notified of the fine, he posted a public apology to the club and its fans on social media.
“What happened this week in training is unacceptable,” Tchouaméni wrote. "I say this while thinking about the example we are expected to set for young people, whether in football or at school.
“Above all, I am sorry for the image we projected of the club.”
Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.
Both players are set to play in the World Cup next month, with Tchouaméni playing for France and Valverde for Uruguay.
Chaotic end to a poor season
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The run-in between the players, who for seasons have played side by side in Madrid's midfield, came after they argued this week in previous training sessions. But tempers boiled over on Thursday. Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
It was not the only altercation involving Madrid players during training this week. Álvaro Carreras confirmed he was in a “minor” incident with a teammate. Spanish media said he and fellow defender Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle.
Álvaro Arbeloa, the coach who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Alonso was fired in January, will face tough questions on what went wrong inside the changing room when he gives a press conference on Saturday ahead of the clasico at Camp Nou.
Madrid is facing a second consecutive campaign without a major trophy amid rumors in the Spanish media that club president Florentino Pérez is considering bringing back Jose Mourinho to straighten out his underperforming team.
