Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday made an aerial survey of two rain-ravaged districts of Kerala and said the situation was "very serious". He assured the state government of all help from the Centre to meet the challenges posed by the unprecedented floods in Kerala.

The minister was addressing affected people at a relief camp at Elanthikkara in Paravur Taluk in Ernakulam district. "Today we conducted an aerial survey of flood affected areas with the chief minister and I reached the conclusion that the situation is very serious in Kerala," he said. "And I would like to assure the state government that all sorts of support will be provided by the central government to meet the challenges," he said.