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Kerala flood toll at 79, Rahul urges PM to deploy more Army, Navy personnel

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The death toll in the current phase of monsoon fury in the southern state has touched 79 Current Affairs News : Congress president Rahul Gandhi spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday and requested him to increase the deployment of Army and Navy in flood-hit Kerala and give special financial assistance to the state. Gandhi spoke to the prime minister over phone and announced it on Twitter. He noted that the tragedy is unparalleled in Kerala's history and the state is in "great pain". Expressing concern over the flood situation in Kerala, he took to Twitter to make a fervent appeal to people for help by contributing to the chief minister's relief fund. The death toll in the current phase of monsoon fury in the southern state has touched 79. Read More >> Kerala Floods Rise in flood waters in Periyar River due to the rains and opening of all shutters of all major dams including Mullaperiyar, Cheruthoni, part of Idukki res...