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Cyclone Michaung: NDRF Recovers Body Of Man Trapped In 50 Ft Trench Days After Container Cave-In

While three workers who fell into the trench were rescued, two other individuals locked in the container became entirely unreachable due to the adverse conditions.

Days after a portable container truck with workers fell into a 50-ft deep pit dug up for construction, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team recovered one body in Velachery's Five Furlong Road on Friday. Around five workers fell into a trench due to the heavy rainfall caused by Cyclone Michaung, of this, three workers were rescued but two others became completely inaccessible. 

According to ANI, as an impact of cyclone Michaung, water logging was witnessed in several parts of Chennai city, NDRF Team conducted a late-night rescue operation and recovered one body.

 

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Despite efforts to rescue the workers, the trench on Five Furlong Road in Velachery remained waterlogged with no viable drainage solution.

On the fateful day, workers had placed a temporary portable container near a pit dug up at the construction site. On the day of heavy rainfall due to cyclone Michaung, the container housing two workers—a mason and an engineer—accidentally toppled into the trench and caused a collapse in the adjacent area. A bus stop and a gas godown also caved in and collapsed on the container. Compounding the situation, rainwater from the locality rushed into the pit, exacerbating the rescue operation challenges with the influx of water and debris.

Meanwhile, several parts of Chennai including Perumbakkam, Vysarapadi and Madipakkam grapple as water has not receded yet after the heavy rainfall caused in the wake of cyclone Michaung. The residents also lack necessities including water, dry ration and others. 

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