Summary:
A further 23 NDRF teams will be deployed in the coming days, NDRF Director-General Sanjay Kumar said. Rain to continueThe India Meteorological Department has warned of heavy rain for the next 48 hours in the State. With 91 persons killed in rain-related incidents on Thursday, the toll in the recent rain- and flood-related incidents across Kerala rose to 156. Traffic along the Kozhikode-Bangalore, Kottayam-MC road, Kottayam- Kattapana and Kalady MC roads was disrupted and vehicles stranded at many locations. Ranni, Kozhenchery, Aranmula and Thiruvalla in Pathanamthitta district were isolated as the river breached its banks..