Nilambur flash flood: body of missing woman found
Search operations have concluded in Nilambur, Kerala, following the recovery of the final missing person after a flash flood in the Kottapuzha river. The incident, which claimed six lives, was triggered by heavy rainfall in upstream forest areas.
Why it matters
The event underscores the increasing vulnerability of regions to flash floods and the importance of disaster management coordination.
The body of 26-year-old Sajita, the last person missing after Sunday’s flash flood in the Kottapuzha river at Amarambalam, Nilambur, was recovered by Tuesday midday, bringing the search to an end.
Sajita, a resident of T.K. Colony, Amarambalam, was swept away by a sudden rise in the water level while washing clothes on Sunday evening. Her body was found at around 12.20 p.m. on Tuesday near a footbridge behind a school at Antonykkad, Amarambalam.
With the recovery of Sajita, the bodies of all six people who were swept away in the flood have been recovered. Two bodies were found on Sunday and three on Monday.
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