CHENGAMANAD: With no power and road connectivity, the 1,200 refugees at various relief camps in Chengamanad now have a story to tell, that of survival and self-sustenance. On Wednesday, when floods intensified, the camp started, and provisions ran out the same day. By nightfall, Thalikkara and Thadikkakadavu, the exit points of Chengamanad were flooded, cutting road connectivity to the village. Then, something happened at the camp that night. A woman, who was eight months pregnant, required sudden hospitalization and resident Shijumon PS - who owns a few Taurus trucks - came forward with a plan to take her to a hospital in the truck. They also hit upon a plan to source...
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