Desperate Search Continues for Missing Worker Swept Away in Canal

Efforts to locate Joy, a sanitation worker who was swept away in the Amayizhanchan canal in heavy rain, continue with the involvement of state machinery, rescue teams, and possibly the Indian Navy. The operation is plagued by waste-filled waters and complex tunnel systems. Health officials are providing medical aid to the rescuers.

A search and rescue operation continues for a sanitation worker, Joy, who was swept away in rainwater while cleaning the Amayizhanchan canal in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday.

Despite intense efforts by the fire and rescue teams, police, civic workers, and potentially the Indian Navy, Joy remains missing. The operation is hindered by heavy rainfall, accumulated waste, and complex tunnel systems beneath the railway tracks.

Health experts are on-site to provide urgent medical aid to the rescue personnel, who are battling adverse conditions. The Labour Minister and Thiruvananthapuram Mayor emphasize the priority of finding Joy, while the Kerala State Human Rights Commission has initiated an investigation.