Malappuram, Sept. 21 -- The death toll in the devastating flash flood at TK Colony along the Kottappuzha River in Malappuram's Pookkottumpadam has risen to five following the recovery of three more bodies during second-day operations.

Search teams retrieved the bodies of two Vandoor natives and one individual from Karuvarakundu. The remains of two Tirur residents had been recovered earlier. All five bodies have been moved to the mortuary at Manjeri Medical College Hospital.

Rescue teams are continuing an intensive search for Sajitha, a local woman who remains missing.

The search entered its second day with teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Fire and Rescue Services and police, along with volunteers from Trauma Care...