By Kripa Mstiruvananthapuram: G Hanikumar, a retired professor who lives in Kanaka Nagar, heard a roar outside his home on Thursday night.
When he looked out of his house, he saw a wave of water flowing towards the residential area.
Water carried by the ground and waste.
Immediately water enters the house complex.
Herpumumar and his wife have lived in this place for 32 years and they haven’t seen anything like that.
Residents around 15 houses in Kanaka Nagar have a terrible night.
Some of the residential areas and roads have been washed by strong water bursts.
Residents cannot get out of their homes.
Burst occurred at 5:00 pm and the flow continued for two hours.
Employees can stop the flow of water, but the mud carried by strong water flow makes cleaning difficult.
Two electric posts on the road are destroyed by a strong flow followed by power failure.
Officials stand with residents at night to solve the necessary problems, including moving vehicles to a safe place.
Electricity restored on the morning itself.
The remaining water is drained by company employees in the morning.
They arrived at 7:00 a.m.
and cleaned all the homes and affected roads.
Officials, including health inspectors, Junior Health Inspector and the North North PH Division of Engineers are at the place of overseeing work.
“We are afraid that we see the surface of the water increasing.
Water enters our compound.
Fortunately, it does not enter the house.
The authorities can stop the flow of water after two hours.
The work done by corporate employees is quite large.
Water, land and land Waste materials, including plastic waste reaches our compounds, “said one occupant.
“I was not at home when the incident happened and I rushed home because my mother was alone at home.
Once, my house collapsed in the rain and I was afraid of the post effect of this incident.
All residential areas are flooded with water and mud,” said Jayakumar , a resident.
Kwa officials said that work had begun and workers were being deployed last night to complete work on Saturday night.
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