11-year-old recounts harrowing escape from Idukki landslide

An eleven-year-old boy had a narrow escape from the landslide at Kokkayar in Idukki district as he managed to hold on to the branch of a coffee tree

The boy is yet to come out of the shock of witnessing huge rocks falling over his father.

Recollecting the incident to a television channel, the boy, Jibin, said that it all began with a thunder-like sound and what he subsequently witnessed was rocks falling over his father from the high ranges near their house.

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Jibin was washed away in the water that gushed in. He caught hold of the branch of a coffee shrub and managed to stay there until the water flow reduced. His legs were stuck in the mud. But he managed to save himself and took shelter in a nearby house. Though the people tried to move away from the location, there were subsequent landslides and land slips.

Jibin, who suffered minor injuries, was admitted to a private hospital.

Authorities were yet to confirm the status of his father and other family members.

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