60-year-old dies after falling into overflowing drainage in Kerala’s Kozhikode

The drainage at Kovoor in Kozhikode the place a 60-year-old man died on Sunday
| Photograph Credit score: Ok. RAGESH

A 60-year previous man died after falling into an overflowing drainage at Kovoor in Kozhikode metropolis in Kerala on Sunday (March 16) night time. The sufferer was recognized as Sasi. His physique was recovered after a 10-hour lengthy search by varied rescue squads on Monday morning.

Based on police sources, the person fell into the drainage whereas strolling towads a ready shelter close to his home at Kovoor round 8.30 p.m. It was closely raining and the entire space was submerged in stormwater, which hit the rescue operations, they mentioned.

Although the native residents and hearth and rescue providers guards carried out intensive search in the world on Sunday night time, there was no hope. Round three-kilometre space had been coated throughout the search.

Demand for railings

Native residents alleged that their demand to assemble protecting railings alongside the drainage or different security measures had been ignored by the authorities.

Based on them, the bus ready shelter was additionally constructed in an unscientific means alongside the drainage. In addition they claimed that there have been related incidents in the previous in which many had an in depth shave.