Woman dies in mud slip in Idukki’s Elappara; rain leaves path of destruction in Kerala’s hill district
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By Express News Service
With the monsoon gaining power throughout Idukki in the previous few days, the district reported its first rain-related fatality of this season on Monday. A 52-year-old girl died after a mud ridge collapsed into the home the place she and her household had been staying in Kozhikkanam in Elappara on Monday morning. Local sources stated the mud ridge collapses into the road of homes the place the Kozhikkanam tea property employees keep.
The incident occurred at 5 am on Monday. Bhagyam alias Pushpa, spouse of Raju of Kozhikkanam property (Division 2) was working within the kitchen space of their home when the mud ridge behind their kitchen space collapsed into the room. Bhagyam, who was trapped underneath the particles, was later taken underneath the management of fireside officers from Peermade that rushed to the spot.
Although her three youngsters and husband had been sleeping within the room close by, none of them had been injured within the incident.
Meanwhile, heavy rain which lashed Idukki unfold a path of destruction throughout the hill district on Monday. Traffic on the Adimaly – Munnar route was blocked after mud and large boulders rolled down into the freeway on Monday morning. The mud and boulders had been faraway from the freeway by the rescue employees and site visitors was resumed later.
As many as 4 homes had been broken within the rain fury in Idukki on Sunday alone. Uprooted bushes falling into the highways blocked site visitors at varied areas in Idukki.
Kallarkutty dam shutters opened
The shutters of the Kallarkutty dam had been opened after the water degree within the dam reached 454 meters in opposition to the complete reservoir degree of 456.60 meters on Monday, officers stated. The shutters of the dam had been opened at 6 am on Monday to launch as many as 500 cumecs of water from the dam in a phased method. The district administration sounded an alert for folks residing on the banks of the Muthirapuzha and Periyar rivers asking them to be on guard in opposition to the rising water ranges.
