The Navy deployed many rescue and diving teams with boats in flood-hit Kerala. (File)
Kochi: Efforts to rescue people stranded in their homes in several parts of Kerala are on war-footing with all the three defence forces, the NDRF and private groups working all through the night. The Southern Naval Command has suspended all training activities and deployed all its available resources for the rescue operations in the flood-hit state. People were air-lifted by the Air Force from several flooded areas late last night. The public transport system has collapsed in many parts as Kerala grapples with what has turned out to be the state's worst monsoon in almost a century. A day after the airport at Kochi stopped operations for three days, the Kochi metro services suspended its operations this morning due to flooding of its yard. On Wednesday alone, 25 more people died due to floods and landslides, taking the number of dead to 67.