Search will continue in the river: CM

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan tells the media: "A high-level meeting was held today. After that, political party leaders' meeting was also held. Opposition leaders also attended the meeting. Our focus is to rescue those who are isolated. I appreciate the efforts of the Army personnel. They have informed us that most of the trapped individuals have been rescued. Bringing down machinery to rescue those trapped under the soil was difficult and building the bridge eased the efforts. The construction of Bailey Bridge has been mostly completed.

"Search will continue in the river to search for missing persons. Rescued people have been temporarily shifted to camps. Rehabilitation work will be done at the earliest, as we have done in previous situations too. I request the media to avoid meeting people and shooting inside the camps. You may talk to them outside the camps, it is important to protect their privacy..."