The heavy rain that continued to lash the district for the fourth consecutive day on Sunday led to flooding of all major rivers in the district, triggering fears of a flood as in last year. The authorities on Sunday recovered the body of Maneesh Sebastian, who had gone missing in the Meenachil river the other day. With the flood water inundating the low-lying areas, the authorities have opened two more relief camps- one each at Parambuzha and Pallipuram. Meanwhile, the IMD has predicted that the rainfall would come down gradually over the next few days. HolidayThe Collector has declared holiday for all educational institutions except professional colleges within the limits of Kottayam municipality, Aymanam, Arpookkara, Kumarakom and Thiruvarppu panchayats.

Source: The Hindu July 21, 2019 17:26 UTC