MALAPPURAM: Three children including two sisters drowned in two separate incidents. Fathima Fida (14) and Fathima Nida (12), children of Aboobacker of Aanakayam, drowned in the Kadalundipuzha while bathing. The two came with their mother Sauda to bathe in the river. Fathima Nida drowned first and Fida met with the accident while trying to save her sister. Though they were taken to the hospital by the locals, their lives could not be saved.
Fourth-standard student Fayaz drowned while bathing at the Vengad quarry in Valancherry. A native of Alappuzha, Fayaz came here for the vacation. After completing the proceedings, the body will be taken to his native place.