THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A six-year-old girl died in a flash flood at Mankayam waterfall in Nedumangad's Palode due to heavy rain. The deceased is Nasriya Fathima. Rescuers rescued the girl who was caught in the flash flood and brought him to the hospital. The search is on for Shani (33), who went missing along with Nasriya. She is a relative ​​of the girl. Nazriya, caught in the current, was found about a kilometre away from the waterfall. Nasriya was alive when she was brought to the shore but died while being treated at the hospital.

The accident took place at Mankayam Falls today at 6 pm. The accident took place while they were taking a bath in the Vazhathoppu region in Mankayam. Ten people belonging to three families from Nedumangad got caught in the flash flood while bathing in the river. The rescue workers brought eight of them to the shore, but Nasriya and Shani were swept away by the current. Nasriya's body was shifted to Palode Government Hospital Mortuary.