Flood situation at Kothamangalam improves

Kochi | Saturday | 18th August, 2018

Summary:

Neriamangalam remained inaccessible on Friday,” said Anil Kumar, area secretary of the CPI(M) in Kothamangalam. more-inWhile flooding in areas close to Kothamangalam improved a little on Friday, there were landslips at Mullaringadu near Mamalakandam and at Urulanthanny-Knacherry, where two houses were completely destroyed in the slide. Nearly 200 migrant workers, women, and infants, who got trapped at the Kothamangalam bus stand were provided shelter by the CPI(M), which opened a camp for the workers at the IMA Hall at Thankalam. Areas like Vadattupara, Kuttampuzha, and Mamalakandam continued to remain isolated. Manikandanchal at Kuttampuzha was completely inundated and out of bounds..