With rains subsiding in many parts of Kerala, search and relief operations are on in landslide-hit Kavalappara and Puthumala in Malappuram and Wayanad districts, as authorities on Monday reported 83 deaths in the monsoon fury since August 8.
Over 2.55 lakh people have sought refuge in 1,413 relief camps, officials said.
The toll is expected to go up as 50 people are still missing in Malappuram, one of the worst-hit by the rains.
There is no 'red alert' for any of the 14 districts on Tuesday, but "orange alert" has been issued for six districts.
The state's northern districts of Malappuram, Wayanad and Kozhikode and Idukki in central Kerala were ravaged by the torrential rains.
Malappuram was rocked by a series of landslips triggered by heavy rain since August 8 at Kavalappara and Kottakunnu in which 27 people have died.
With the recovery of more bodies, including 27 from Malappuram, 17 from Kozhikode and 12 from Wayanad since August 8, the toll has gone up to 83 as per the update at 7 pm.
Authorities are searching for those feared trapped in mud-slips at Wayanad and Malappuram.
In Malappuram, 59,351 people have been lodged in 240 camps.
In neighbouring Wayanad, which was also rocked by a massive landslide at Puthumala, 12 people have lost their lives and seven are still missing.
In the 212 relief camps in the district over 35,000 people have taken shelter, an official release said.
In Kozhikode district, 17 deaths have been reported and over 60,000 people shifted to 209 camps.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visited relief camps and flood-hit areas in his Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, including worst hit Puthumala, and interacted with people.
"It is a tragedy not only for Wayanad, but for Kerala and also some southern states. This is not only a Wayanad issue, this is a Kerala issue, this is a Karnataka issue.
I think the Central government needs to pay attention and aggressively support the people of these states," the Congress leader told reporters at Kalpetta after attending a review meeting with government officials on the flood situation in his constituency.
He also tweeted that he had visited the epicentre of Puthumala landslide at Meppadi in Wayanad.
"This is the site of a terrible landslide that destroyed an entire village, many people are still feared to be trapped & rescue work is ongoing," he said.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday directed district collectors to ensure all necessary facilities for people living in relief camps and sanitation drive is being conducted in a proper manner in flood-hit places.
Steps should be taken to restore power supply and drinking water distribution in rain-hit areas, he said.
Vijayan, during a review meeting with collectors through video conference, also asked district authorities to provide temporary lodging for those who had lost their houses, even after the relief camps are wound up.
As the rains receded, rescue operations in affected areas have become smooth, he said, adding that the next major rescue task was to evacuate people from mudslide-prone areas.
