New Delhi, Aug 27: Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who returned from a tour to Europe on Monday, confirmed that he would be visiting the flood-hit Kerala tomorrow.

The Gandhi scion's two-day visit to the state would involve his meeting with the Congress workers, volunteers, fishermen and aid workers involved in the relief and rescue operations.

Following his arrival to Thiruvananthapuram tomorrow, Rahul Gandhi would be heading to to Chengannur, Alappuzha and Angamaly - three of the worst affected districts of Kerala.

On Wednesday, he would be visiting the hilly region of Wayanad to take stock of the situation at the relief camps. Over 20,000 houses were washed away in the district during the incessant rainfall which led to the massive floods.

In his statements on the flood situation in Kerala so far, the Congress chief has been targeting the Centre for refraining to declare the calamity as a "natural disaster". He also lambasted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for what his party described as a "miniscule" amount of aid from the Centre.

Notably, the Centre has announced financial assistance of Rs 600 crore so far. The state government, however, pegs the losses which it has incurred to the tune of Rs 20,000 crores. "We expect the Centre to at least provide us with an immediate relief of Rs 2,600 crores," said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

The death toll in the floods has jumped to 302, whereas, 6 lakh people are still staying in relief camps. Although the flood-affected regions are no longer inundated, houses of a massive section of the displaced population have been washed away.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Aug 27, 2018 04:20 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).