Rain fury in Kerala: Death toll 76, 2.87L people in relief camps

TIL Desk/National/Thiruvananthapuram/ With rains subsiding in many parts of Kerala, search operations are underway in landslide hit areas of Kavalappara and Puthumala in Malappuram and Wayanad, even as the toll in the monsoon fury climbed to 76 and 2.87 lakh persons have sought refuge in relief camps.

Fifty eight persons are still missing, of whom 50 are in Malappuram, where the toll is 24, the highest in the state. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is in Kerala to take stock of the flood situation, this morning visited a relief camp at the hill town of Thiruvambady, part of Wayanad constituency, which he represents in the Lok Sabha.

“In this tragedy we all are standing with you”, he said, addressing the people in the camp and wanted Congress and UDF workers to provide all help those affected by the deluge. “I have come here with sadness. There is tremendous tragedy in Wayanad. I also know today is a festival. Though it is not a happy occasion, I still wish you for Id”, he said.