Kerala floods: Students stranded in campuses, no rescue in sight

Kochi | Thursday | 16th August, 2018

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This includes, 100 patients, 150 medical students , faculty, locals and even those who were involved in rescue operations “The situation is really bad here. So far only 20 % people have been rescued from here,” added Dr Vincent.Meanwhile, in Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit. “Since the hostels are waterlogged, around 7 am all the students from the four hostels shifted to the utility centre. Being the only high rise building in the area, people have taken refuge here,“ said medical superintendent Dr Anoop Vincent Dr Vincent added that the first floor of the hospital is fully water logged. KOCHI: More than 600 persons are trapped in the fourth and fifth floor of Sree Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences (SNIMS), Chalakka, since Wednesday morning..