No students were injured as the incident occurred after the students had left the school. Classes have been suspended for Wednesday. Kochi : The roof of an auditorium at Govt Vocational Higher Secondary School, Odakkali, near Kothamangalam, collapsed amid strong winds and rain on Tuesday evening.
School headmaster Ganeshan Koliyat told TOI that the incident occurred around 4.10pm when strong winds hit the auditorium, causing part of the structure to collapse onto a coconut tree.
He said, as per the instructions of the district educational officer, the school would resume functioning only after the slanted structure is cleared. School PTA president Basheer C P said elected representatives, including MLA Manoj Moothedan, visited the site and assessed the situation. “Parents will visit the school on Wednesday and convene a meeting to assess the incident,” he said.
Fire and rescue officers couldn’t clear the structure from the premises.