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  "id": 8855531,
  "title": "Flash flood in Keralam’s Nilambur: five bodies recovered; search on for missing woman",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/flash-flood-in-keralams-nilambur-five-bodies-recovered-search-on-for",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T06:00:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/flash-floods-in-keralams-nilambur-five-bodies-recovered-search-on-for-missing-woman/article71490206.ece"
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  "summary": "A flash flood in Nilambur, Kerala claimed the lives of five individuals, leaving a sixth woman missing. The incident occurred on Sunday evening when visitors, including Sajitha, were swept away by the sudden surge of water in the Kottappuzha river at T.K. Colony. The bodies of Parannaparamban Mohammed Kutty, Mangadan Anas, Srambikkal Raheem, Kuppanath Sajjad, and Kuruppath Rafeek were recovered from the river, while Sajitha remains unaccounted for. The flood, which took place on a holiday, highlights the danger posed by flash floods in areas with exposed rocks and boulders, as well as the unpredictability of water flow in rivers fed by forest streams. Local officials, including Revenue Minister A.P. Anil Kumar and Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan, have visited the site to oversee rescue efforts and show support to the victims' families.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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