From inundating homes to damaging crops, the heavy rain lashing Kottayam during the last couple of days has left a trail of destruction throughout the area.
Water degree in all main rivers throughout the area has recorded a regular rise since Sunday with the Meenachil and Manimala rivers crossing the hazard degree in many factors. Villages on the excessive ranges have been on their toes in view of the extraordinary showers at the same time as instances of landslips have begun pouring in.
The Pullakayar river, which breached its banks and triggered widespread harm throughout Koottickal and Kokkayar panchayats final 12 months, as soon as once more witnessed a heavy gush of flood waters from the Vagamon hills. The swollen river swept away a 45-year-old native resident, recognized as Riyas Kannuparambil, from Koottickal Chapathu. The restored bridge on the location too sustained main harm throughout the flash floods.
The home of Jainama , a resident of Moonnilavu, which sustained harm in a landslip on Monday.
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The flood waters in the rivers have taken over the causeways at Mundakkayam, Kanamala, Kokkkayar, Pazhayidam and Mookenpetty, in addition to a number of roads together with the Pala-Erattupetta and Poonjar roads. Monnilavu city continues to stay submerged in water for the second consecutive day.
Erattupetta city is beneath water.
As per preliminary estimates, 48 homes throughout the high-range area have sustained partial harm. Two aid camps have been opened, which collectively accommodates 36 individuals from 10 households.
Connectivity to Elaveezhapoonjira, a main hilltop vacation spot the place about 25 vacationers have been trapped since Sunday night, is but to be restored. The vacationers have been relocated to a authorities faculty and a couple of different homes close by.
A highway in Moonnilavu which sustained extreme harm on Monday on account of a rain-induced landslip.
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Taking notice of the worsening rain state of affairs, the District Disaster Management Authority has opened management rooms in any respect taluk headquarters, which is able to operate around the clock. A blanket ban on all quarrying and mining actions too has been imposed.
With the rain refusing to subside, individuals in the excessive ranges live in worry of landslips whereas low-lying areas in the western half of the district are beneath the menace of inundation. Traffic to the excessive vary areas remained disrupted for many half of Monday.
The incessant rain, accompanied by squally winds, has introduced down a number of bushes, snapping energy cables. The extent of harm attributable to the winds is but to be estimated.