Families shifted as rain continues to batter eastern Malappuram
The Hindu
The opening of the shutters of the Kanjirapuzha Dam in Palakkad district on Friday caused the waters in the Bharatapuzha to rise.
Dozens of families were evacuated to safety as rains continued to batter the eastern parts of the district triggering floods in the river Chaliyar since Friday. The District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has warned the people to remain alert in the coming hours as India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted heavy rains. Dozens of families living in the tribal hamlets of Iruttukuthi, Vaniyampuzha, Tharippapotti and Kumbalapara across the Chaliyar off Munderi Seed Garden Complex in Pothukal village of Nilambur taluk were marooned with the swelling of the river. The tribals were depending on bamboo rafts to cross the river after the floods destroyed the two concrete bridges at Munderi in 2019. However, the floods rendered the raft unusable. Two women, one of them pregnant and the other sick, were rescued from the marooned Iruttukuthi tribal hamlet in an inflatable dinghy with the help of Fire and Rescue personnel and civic volunteers on Friday.More Related News