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By Express News ServiceKOCHI: Worry is written large on the faces of Anita, Rema, Laxmiamma and other residents from Kozhi Thuruthu in Puthenvelikkara panchayat. Kozhi Thuruthu was completely cut off from the rest of the panchayat, not only during this monsoon, but also in the deluge of August 2018. According to Anita, the residents of Kozhi Thuruthu used to know every ebb and flow of Periyar river. The river water rises very quickly, catching everyone unawares,” she said. The residents of Kozhi Thuruthu were evacuated as soon as water-level in the river began to rise..