Onam comes calling, three years after the deluge washed it away
The Hindu
No help forthcoming from the Kerala govt. to fishers who rescued thousands of people during the ‘flood of the century’
Three years since what was seen as ‘the deluge of the century’ washed away Independence Day and Onam celebrations in Kerala, those who pioneered rescue efforts spoke of how both the events went largely unobserved, what with much of Kerala remaining submerged that year. Kerala Matsaythozhilali Aikya Vedi (TUCI) president Charles George reminisced about how the continuous downpour of 2018 lasted from August 13 to 16 and the waters taking up to August 22 to submerge prompted fishermen from different parts of the State to launch rescue efforts of their own.More Related News
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