Rahul interacts with flood-affected people on day 2 of Wayanad visit

On the second day of his four-day visit to his constituency Wayanad, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi continued his interactions with flood-affected people at relief camps.

Wayanad (Kerala): Former Congress president and current Lok Sabha MP from Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi interacted with flood-affected people from his constituency at Bavali village on Wednesday.

"I do not want to say that these are simple issues which will be resolved with a magic wand. My commitment to you is that I will work with you to resolve these issues," he told the locals.

Gandhi, who is in Kerala on a four-day visit, even yesterday visited people at relief camps in Wayanad, which has seen widespread devastation in the recent rains and landslips.

He assured them that he would once again urge the state government to provide all the necessary assistance to the affected people.

On August 29 and 30, the MP will be visiting relief camps in Kozhikode and Malappuram assembly segments, forming part of the Wayanad Lok sabha constituency.

This is Gandhi's second visit to Wayanad within a month, He was here earlier this month after heavy rains and floods had triggered a series of landslides and caused havoc in the northern districts of Wayanad and Malappuram.

At least 125 people have lost their lives in the heavy rains and landslides.

While 60 people have died in Malappuram, 14 have lost their lives in rain-related incidents in neighbouring Wayanad district.

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