The prime minister will hold a meet with Kerala CM. The Cochin international airport has been shut from August 14 following the heavy downpour.
Armed forces have been pressed into service to help and rescue flood-affected people in the southern state.
Humane Society International India said many animals have perished in the disaster which has destroyed standing crops in thousands of hectares.
The death toll in the monsoon fury in Kerala has crossed 167, while rains and flood water have caused extensive damage.
The situation in Kerala remains precarious with water levels still rising dangerously in many rivers and people stranded in many areas waiting for help to arrive.
An unidentified man films himself as he paddles through his flooded house in Chengannur in the state of Kerala.
Kerala Floods 2018: People from all around the state are uploading SOS videos requesting for relief materials and rescue operation.
The Met has forecast less rains in the next 24 hours till Saturday, which is expected to aid the rescue and relief operations taken up on a war footing.
Announcing the tool, Google India wrote, “Our thoughts are with those in Kerala. Help track missing people with #personfinder: https://goo.gl/WxuUFp #KeralaFloods.”
The Met has forecast less rains in the next 24 hours till Saturday, which is expected to aid the rescue and relief operations taken up on a war footing.
While BSNL is offering unlimited free calls within its network, Reliance Jio has announced free services for seven days as rains continue to batter the southern state.
The monsoon fury has hit different parts of Western Ghats including districts of Kerala and adjoining areas in Karnataka.
Speaking to the media here, Vijayan said it is unfortunate that the social media is being misused and fake news is being spread about Kerala's tragedy.
According to a report from the National Disaster Management Authority, 130 people have died in Kerala this monsoon from May 29 to July 19. Adding to this, the deaths from the August rainfall, the death toll for Kerala is 217 as of August 16.
Kerala is witnessing worst floods in decades forcing the Centre to launch relief and rescue mission on war footing.
Death toll rises to 94 in Kerala while Kochi airport remains closed till August 26.
The Kochi International Airport has been shut till August 26 and Southern Railway and Kochi Metro have suspended their operations following continuous heavy downpour in the state.
The inflow of water is presently over 12,000 cusec in contrast to the outflow of 5,000 cusec, the state government said.
Flood affected areas is the home of many diseases and if you are not aware of such diseases, we do the needful.
Twelve more teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) - 6 from Delhi and 6 from Gandhinagar - are being airlifted to Thiruvananthapuram.
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