<p class="title rtejustify">Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare floods in Kerala "a national disaster".</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The deadliest deluge in Kerala in close to a century has claimed 194 lives since August 8. Over 3.14 lakh people have been moved to relief camps.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"Dear PM, please declare #Kerala floods a National Disaster without any delay. The lives, livelihood and future of millions of our people is at stake," Gandhi tweeted.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">He also appealed to Congress workers to help those in need in the flood-ravaged state.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"Across Kerala & now Kodagu in Karnataka, heavy rainfall has caused widespread devastation. This is the time for our workers & leaders to demonstrate the core Congress values of service & love. Please focus all our resources & people to help those in need," he said in another tweet. </p>
<p class="title rtejustify">Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare floods in Kerala "a national disaster".</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The deadliest deluge in Kerala in close to a century has claimed 194 lives since August 8. Over 3.14 lakh people have been moved to relief camps.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"Dear PM, please declare #Kerala floods a National Disaster without any delay. The lives, livelihood and future of millions of our people is at stake," Gandhi tweeted.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">He also appealed to Congress workers to help those in need in the flood-ravaged state.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">"Across Kerala & now Kodagu in Karnataka, heavy rainfall has caused widespread devastation. This is the time for our workers & leaders to demonstrate the core Congress values of service & love. Please focus all our resources & people to help those in need," he said in another tweet. </p>