>In light of the raging floods in Kerala, the state Legislative Assembly on Wednesday paid homage to the flood victims. In addition, after the brief meeting, the assembly adjourned the House till October 25 so that the MLAs could participate in relief activities in their respective constituencies. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan informed the House that a total of 39 people had lost their lives while six are missing, and 217 houses had been destroyed completely in the devastating landslides and flash floods that had occurred in the south-central districts of the state recently.While presenting a resolution for the adjournment of the house, Vijayan said this was a time to leave aside differences and to work together to bring help and solace to the disaster-affected familiesGovernment is assessing the situation and is taking necessary action. Kerala has to overcome it unitedly. Kerala assembly is with the affected people and Kerala, as a whole, should stand with them," he said. Considering the disaster situation and the requirement of MLAs in the constituencies for coordinating actions, assembly session is adjourning today and will resume on 25 October," Vijayan added."As of yesterday (October 19), the death toll in the state was 39 and the number of missing persons was six. As many as 3,851 families have been shifted to 304 rehabilitation camps opened across the state