With the rainfall that rattled the state since Sunday showing no signs of abating, the eastern high ranges of Kottayam and Pathanamthitta appear to have been caught in yet another devastating phase of monsoon.
From inundating houses to damaging crops, the heavy rain lashing the region has left a trail of destruction. 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.
Kottayam district received an average rainfall of 110.74 mm till Tuesday morning with Kottayam recording the highest volume of 149.2 mm. Water level in all major rivers across the region has recorded a steady rise since Monday with the Meenachil river crossing the warning level in a couple of points.
