Kozhikode: A woman drowned in the River Iruvazhinji at Thottathinkadavu near Thiruvambadi on Monday when she was trying to save her sister-in-law's child from flash floods.
The victim was identified as Amritha, wife of Ambalapara Eledath Vijesh.
This is the third tragedy in the region and Amritha was the fourth person to drown here in flash floods.
Two kayakers, Elvin Shetty and Naveen Lonan, had drowned in the Kadanthara River near Kodenchery.
Flash floods took the lives of the Kayaking experts who had undergone expeditions in riskiest of streams at various parts of the country.
Another young man, Ashique, a native of Kondotty in Malappuram, lost in the unexpected gushing of water from the hills.On Sunday, firefighters rescued three youngsters trapped in floodwaters at Kilikkal near Anakkampoyil on the banks of Iruvazhinji.
The three were taking a bath when flash floods suddenly raised the water level.
The incident came to light when the police and fire and rescue personnel were searching for the body of Ashique for the fifth day.
