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The 42-year-old from Peruvanthanam, near Mundakayam is now a renowned name in this field and works as an associate professor of Astronomy, Arts and Science at The University of Virginia, US.
In Kokkayar, 359 houses were destroyed in the disaster while another 400 were partially damaged. They count 195 houses, which stand intact, as uninhabitable as they are located in areas prone to landslides and floods.
The brave attempt by a group of youngsters saved the lives of the members of two families stranded at their houses in the midst of the raging waters that engulfed Puthanchantha locality in Mundakayam.
With more rain forecast for the coming days, the State has urged all to take necessary precautions, especially in Idukki and Pathanamthitta where dams are nearing their storage capacity.
The accused had allegedly taken the girls to various places during the last one year and sexually assaulted them.
Bus conductor Senthil Kumar and driver Binu Kuruvilla rushed Salim Syed Muhammed to hospital on the bus as he suffered a heart attack around 8.45 am on Sunday.