He was later rescued A man who got stranded in Kottapuzha in the flash flood on Sunday.
One of the deceased has been identified as Kottakkal native Mangadan Anas (27) while the other person is yet to be identified. Police said Karuvarakundu native Rahim (35), another person who was accompanying Anas, Sajjad (23) of Kuppanath from Wandoor, Chettiyarammal Kuruppath Rafeeque (41) and Sajitha, a resident of TK Colony who had gone to the river to wash clothes, were missing.
Since it was a holiday, many people were in the river,” the minister said. Residents said warning boards had been installed at several points in the area, cautioning visitors against entering the river and other dangerous spots. The flash flood occurred around 5pm. Revenue minister A P Anil Kumar reached the spot to oversee the rescue operations. “Many people could not even see the flash flood coming. Some managed to escape by holding on to trees and other objects. However, people continued to visit the secluded locations, particularly on Sundays and in the evenings.
Kozhikode: Two people were killed and five others reportedly went missing after a flash flood swept through Kottapuzha river at T K Colony area near Pookkottumpadam in Malappuram district on Sunday evening.