City bears the brunt of heavy rains; flooding hits several households

KOCHI

The heavy rain that lashed Kochi all through Saturday night led to severe flooding in several parts of the city.

Hundreds of households were hit by flooding. Rainwater that got accumulated in the streets affected traffic on Sunday. However, the situation improved by afternoon, as it did not rain much then.

A large number of houses and shops at Kaloor, Pulleppady, Panampilly Nagar and Ernakulam North areas were affected.

A few LIG and HIG houses at Panampilly Nagar and Vidya Nagar were affected. It was during the early hours of Sunday that the water level rose affecting houses in the area.

Floodwater was pumped out from Judges Avenue, Ambedkar Colony, and Journalist Colony to save houses and other buildings. Heavy flooding was reported at Karikkamuri and Mullassery canal areas too.

At Kaloor, Ambedkar Colony, Azad Road, Shenoy’s Road, Vadhyar Road, and Kathrikadavu were inundated.

Power supply was disrupted in several parts of the city after trees fell on supply lines. KSRTC services were hit as the bus station premises went under water. Fire and Rescue Services personnel were pressed into service to clear flood damage and and make roads motorable.