As rain subsided and water level receded, Thrissur district is trying to take stock of the loss and damage. The most affected areas of Chalakudy and Muringoor are limping to normalcy. But the situation remains grim in south west parts of the district.
The focus is now on relief operations. In all 2,04,181 people from 42,473 families have been rehabilitated in 721 camps across the district. There are some informal camps too functioning in various places. Relief materials collected by various voluntary agencies have been distributed to camps. Around 1,000 kg rice from Tamil Nadu and 900 litres milk from Karnataka reached the collectorate on Sunday.
A 40-member team of Army personnel was deployed to Puvathusery near Chalakudy, one of the worst affected areas in the district, on Sunday. Eighty stranded persons in various parts of Chalakudy were rescued. In all 7,000 persons were shifted from Chalakudy, Kundur and Annamanada areas to relief camps. A team of 30 expert divers were deployed in Kundur and Puvathussery, where the situation was grim.Traffic on National Highway between Thrissur and Chalakudy resumed. Efforts are on to repair the telephone and power lines. Meanwhile four deaths were reported in the district on Sunday. Distribution of fuel partially resumed in petrol pumps. Special medical teams visited all relief camps.
However, flooding remains severe in south west areas of the district. Around 42 villages near the kole fields and Canolly canal remain inundated. Coastal road from Valappad to Chavakkad is flooded. Ministers A. C. Moideen and V.S. Sunil Kumar reviewed relief operations.
They asked the Health Department to take precautions against outbreak of epidemics.