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Safety officials urge visitors to respect the local warnings and strictly avoid entering the water, especially during the monsoon season when the weather in the forest hills can change in an instant.
Severe riverbank erosion threatens homes in Chennithala. Residents fear houses will collapse as embankments wash away, obstructing waterways and paddy irrigation.
Kerala's Meenachil and Manimala rivers saw unprecedented discharge in August, exceeding dam capacities.
Heavy rain in Wayanad boosted Kabini river flows, easing Karnataka-Tamil Nadu water disputes and reviving the Cauvery for farming and drinking water supply.
Silt has blocked the Meenachil River's four distributaries, creating natural dams and disrupting flow into Vembanad Lake, despite repeated calls for dredging.
Two young men bravely rescued a woman swept a kilometre down the Kallada River, pulling her from the water with a rope and local help.
A 33-year-old man, M Shafeeque, was found deceased in the Chaliyar river four days after disappearing while retrieving a log, prompting a search by rescue services and locals.
A 51-year-old man, P.S. Shiju, was recovered deceased on Tuesday morning after being swept away by strong river currents on Sunday evening.
An allocation of Rs 1 crore to rebuild the flood-damaged Punchakolli bridge in Nilambur promises safe travel, ending years of isolation for tribal families who risked crossing the swollen Punnappuzha river on rafts.
Underscoring the message of conserving the Nila, Dr Pazhoor Damodaran performed `Kanninakkanandam' from Dakshayagam.
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