PM Modi to visit Kerala

The death toll in Kerala floods has risen to 167, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Friday.Flood situation in Kerala is worsening with every passing day and the state is expected to receive heavy rains for the next three days.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to visit Kerala to take stock of flood situation in the state where more rescue teams have been pressed into to moving stranded people to safer places.

Meanwhile, rescue operations are on in full swing in flood affected Kerala. Four Capital Ships of Indian Coast Guard have reached Kochi and have joined the Disaster and Relief team in the rescue and relief operations.