Summary:
Political and religious divides got submerged in the following days when human goodness kept its head above the water. Getting the roads, bylanes, and bridges back in use is the biggest challenge that the Puthuppady panchayat faces, the president says. The river had got split following a huge landslip and flown into residential neighbourhoods, causing extensive damage to houses. Even amid heart-breaking losses, this surprising experience of human kindness has been the highlight of the Kannappankundu disaster, local people testify. The Kannappankundu stream, which got split in the heavy rush of water, strayed into residential neighbourhoods depositing sand and mud in the houses and compounds..