Kerala Flood Victims Can Now Share Google Plus Code of Their Exact Location and Pinpoint Whereabouts

Kerala Flood Victims can share their Google Plus Code of exact location even when they are offline. The victims can make use of their Android smartphone or tablet to generate a Google Plus Code. By sharing the Plus Code, they can pinpoint their whereabouts and make it easier for rescue workers to reach them, Google said on Saturday to IANS. Google also confirmed that users could share their plus codes over a voice call or an SMS. For the unaware, Plus codes work just like street addresses. When an address is not available, one can use a plus code to find or share a place on Google Maps. A plus code includes 6 or 7 letters and numbers, and a town or city.

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To find the plus code for a place on an Android phone or tablet, users need to open the Google Maps app and touch and hold a place to drop a pin on Google Maps. They then need to tap the address or description at the bottom and scroll down to find the plus code.

To search for a place using a plus code, all the rescuers or family members of the flood victims need to do is type the plus code at the search box of the Google Maps app.

Overflowing rivers and a series of landslides in the state have caused the death of 180 people as of Saturday morning, with over three lakh people forced to move to some 2,000 relief camps.