Thiruvananthapuram: Heavy rains continue in the state. An orange alert has been issued in five districts followed by Yellow Alert in seven districts. Seven laborers who went fishing after heavy rains were reported missing.
Seven fishermen from two boats went missing in the deep sea Monday morning from Chettua Harbor. One person has gone missing in the inner sea of Ponnani, about 26 nautical miles off Ponnani, from Malappuram. Four others were rescued by a shipwreck from China to Malaysia. Rescued workers will be brought to Kochi soon.
Attempts were made to contact another missing boat with six others but were unable. The Coast Guard is seeking help to land them. The Navy’s helicopter has been searching for the missing persons at sea for about three and a half hours on Thursday.
