Rain, wind and rough seas; 33 deaths in seven days

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The death toll due to rain and sea in the last seven days has reached 33. Isolated heavy rains continue in various parts of Kollam district. 24 houses in Kollam district have been partially damaged due to strong winds and rain. A relief camp has been opened in Pakalveedu, adjacent to the panchayat, after two houses were isolated due to waterlogging in ward 5 of Nilamel in Adichanalloor panchayat.

Two drowning deaths were reported in Alappuzha district yesterday. Steve (23) from Nedumthara, Haripad died when his fibre boat capsized while he was going to cast a net in a field. A farmer named Padmakumar (63) from Kattachira, Bharanikavu died after falling into a waterlogged area in a field near his house. Steve Rajesh (23) from Pilapuzha, who had gone to Haripad for fishing, died when his boat capsized. With this, the number of deaths in Kerala due to monsoon floods has reached six.

The body of a fisherman who went missing after his boat capsized in Kumbalam, Kochi has been found. The body of Radhakrishnan (62), a native of Paravur, was found. The body of a youth who fell into a backwater from a boat in Vypeen on Thursday evening was found yesterday morning. Nikhil (Kannan 32), son of Murali, a native of Thrikkadakappilly, Cherai, died when his boat capsized in the Thrikkadakappilly area of ​​Veeranpuzha.
The body of an elderly woman who went missing after being swept away by the current in a stream was found in Muthiyanga, Kannur. The body of CP Nalini (70), who lived in Vinod Bhavan near Shankaravilasam UP School, Muthiyanga, was found in a stream near her house. A biker died after the bike collided with a bus that lost control in heavy rains in Kadamattam, Ernakulam. Vishnu Prasad (27), a native of Valayanad, Kozhikode, died. Five more relief camps have been opened in Thrissur as part of security measures.