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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Staff Reporter

Rains submerge Kottayam, Pathanamthitta

Heavy rain that lashed parts of Kottayam and Pathanamthitta for several hours since Sunday midnight raised the spectre of yet another flood situation in the region.

The incessant rain caused a heavy gush of water through canals and paddy fields. Water entered several houses and shops, besides submerging roads in different places and knocking off the power cable network.

Mudslips and resultant disruptions in traffic were reported from several locations in the eastern high ranges.The run-off water, which flowed through the various streams, inundated several low-lying parts of the region.

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