Rijiju to visit flood-affected Kerala

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi 

has asked for Home to visit to take stock of the flood situation in the state and provide all possible help.

In a tweet, Rijiju said he would soon go to the state on the directions of the

"On the direction of @narendramodi ji I'll be going to with MHA team to assess the flood damage and to extend all possible help from the Govt of India," he said.

Heavy rains claimed 12 lives in and caused widespread damage to property and crops last week.

With low-lying areas under floodwater, over 5,000 people have been shifted to relief campus across Kerala, the state control room monitoring the rain incidents said.

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First Published: Thu, July 19 2018. 21:15 IST