No let up in rain in Kerala, toll climbs to 57
As the rain fury continued unabated in most parts of Kerala, rocked by 80 landslides and floods over the last three days, the toll climbed to 57 on Saturday even as more than 1.65 lakh people have been displaced from their homes.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is likely to visit his constituency--Wayanad, which is among the worst affected, tomorrow to get first hand information about the rain havoc.
The Indian Meterological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for three districts on Sunday- Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said in a tweet that "57 lives have been lost. There are now 1,318 flood relief camps operating across the state. These camps host 1,65,519 persons from 46,400 families".
The maximum deaths were reported from Malappuram district-- 19, while 14 people lost their lives in Kozhikode and 10 in Wayanad.
Official sources said 198 houses were fully damaged and 2303 partially.
Many people are still feared trapped under debris in .