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Rain batters writer M Leelavathi’s home in Kerala

Hundreds of books, furniture, electronic equipment, and kitchen utensils in the two-story house were destroyed as flood water entered the building because of continuous rains.

News Arena Network - Kerala - UPDATED: May 28, 2024, 03:53 AM - 3 mins read

Rain batters Malayalam writer M Leelavathi’s home in Kerala

Rain batters writer M Leelavathi’s home in Kerala

File Picture: Eminent Malayalam writer and literary critic M Leelavathi. (Image via X).

Eminent Malayalam writer and literary critic M Leelavathi’s home in Kalamassery here was damaged in heavy rains that battered Kerela’s port city on Tuesday.

Hundreds of books, furniture, electronic equipment, and kitchen utensils in the two-story house were destroyed as flood water entered the building because of continuous rains.

The books and magazines, which were neatly arranged on the shelves and racks in various rooms of the house, were found floating in the water.

There was knee-deep water downstairs and the furniture is submerged.

The sight of several shields presented to the 96-year-old academician in these years, floating in flood waters was enough to disturb her admirers.

Leelavathi moved to her son’s house as the rain intensified and flood water began to enter the house, sources close to her said.

A scientist at the Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) here said cloud burst could be the reason for heavy downpour in the Kalamassery area.

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