The state of Kerala has been ravaged and tormented by unprecedented floods following torrential rains that also triggered landslides, claiming more than 300 lives since 8 August. The torrential rains have managed to disrupt air, rail, and road traffic in several places across the state of Kerala. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh did an aerial survey on August 12 of the flood-hit regions and announced an immediate central assistance of Rs 100 crore to the state for relief works against the Rs 1,220 crore that the Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan had requested. Today, after taking an aerial survey of the flood-hit state, Narendra Modi had announced Rs 500 crore as interim relief fund saying, 'Nation is with Kerala'. The Rs 500 crore relief package is in addition to Rs 100 crore package that was announced by Home Minister Rajnath Singh on 12 August.

The floods have created havoc as it is the first time in 100 years that 'God's own country' has been devastated completely. Houses of lakhs of people have been waterlogged and destroyed, leaving them displaced as people of Kerala are forced to take refuge in relief camps. Kerala’s chief minister, Pinarayi Vijayan, added in a statement that more than 200,000 people had now been displaced by torrential rain that began nine days ago. Yesterday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took stock of the situation in Kerala. Modi through the aerial survey witnessed the massive loss and destruction triggered by the torrential rains in Kerala but his journey was cut short on Saturday due to bad weather, state government officials said.