THRISSUR: In a fatal incident, an assistant engineer of KSEB dies at Chavakkad in Thrissur when his boat overturned while he was going for maintenance work. He has been identified as Baiju, an assistant engineer of Viyyur office. Meantime, there are heavy rains in many places of the state.

Many are trapped in the fiery landslide that happened at Meppadi in Wayanad. So far, four bodies have been recovered. The situation is so difficult that even rescue workers cannot reach there. Army has reached there. It is not clear how many families are involved in the landslide. A landslide occurred at Kavalappara in Nilambur and almost thirty houses are under water. 65 families are there, people are standing on top of a big rock.

So far, 25 have died in rain ravages in the state. Trees fell down on the railway tracks in between Alapuzha and Cherthala.