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- Floodwaters are receding in Kottayam district after heavy rains, allowing residents to begin clearing thick mud and silt from homes, shops and roads, though low-lying western areas remain troubled by inflows from the high ranges.
- The floods have left houses uninhabitable, damaged power infrastructure, inundated nearly 200 shops in Erattupetta and Pala, and caused agricultural and trading losses running into lakhs of rupees.
- Two people who died in a landslip at Payyanithottam were laid to rest on Sunday, and a dairy farmer who lost 11 cows has been promised assistance and replacement cattle.
- Thirty-four relief camps in Kottayam taluk are sheltering 419 people, and the district remains above the alert threshold.
What to watch next
- Water inflow from the high ranges into low-lying western areas, as the district remains above the alert threshold
- Minister Bindhu Krishna's Monday visit to Theekoy to hand over replacement cattle and status of compensation disbursal
- Rehabilitation of families whose houses became uninhabitable and restoration of power and drinking water sources in Karakkad
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