One from TN dies in flash flood at Kerala falls

A senior forest official of the area said that as soon as they noticed the rainfall they asked everyone to move out of the waterfalls but five people could not.

DTNEXT Bureau

Published:1st Aug, 2022 at 4:05 AM

KOLLAM/THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: One person died and another got injured, both hailing from Tamil Nadu, after being swept away in a flash flood at Kumbhavurutty Falls -- a popular tourist attraction in this southern Kerala district -- due to the heavy rainfall in the surrounding forest area.

A senior forest official of the area said that as soon as they noticed the rainfall they asked everyone to move out of the waterfalls but five people could not.

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One from TN dies in flash flood at Kerala falls

A senior forest official of the area said that as soon as they noticed the rainfall they asked everyone to move out of the waterfalls but five people could not.

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