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Floods force Malayalam actor Prasanth Alexander to abandon dream home
Prasanth Alexander is an actor who makes movies in the Malayalam language, spoken in the south of India.
In 2018, he built his dream house in a place called Malappally, hoping to make happy memories with his wife and two children.
Every year, heavy rains caused floods, and water entered his house again and again.
The very first flood in 2018 caused a lot of damage, and the house flooded again in 2021 and once more recently.
Each time, the family had to spend a lot of money to repair their home.
The stress made his wife and children very anxious, so they decided to move to a safer town called Thiruvalla.
Now they live in an apartment on the top floor, but they still worry about their old house.
The actor says the floods are exhausting, and even after cleaning up, he fears more rain could bring the same problem again.
Malayalam actor Prasanth Alexander built his dream home in Malappally in 2018, but floodwaters have entered the property every year since.
Floodwaters entered the house for the third time, forcing the family to move to an apartment on the top floor in Thiruvalla.
The family lost about Rs 2 lakh in the 2018 Kerala floods and faced flooding again after flash floods in Mundakkayam in 2021.
His wife Sheeba shared an Instagram video showing their house submerged in water.
Alexander said the repeated flooding is mentally exhausting and expects extensive restoration work, fearing September or October rains could flood the house again.
- Who
- Malayalam actor Prasanth Alexander, his wife Sheeba, and their two children
- What
- Repeated floodwater entering their home for a third time forced the family to abandon their dream house in Malappally and move to an apartment in Thiruvalla
- Where
- Malappally, Kerala; the family relocated to Thiruvalla; Kerala and Assam are both experiencing severe floods
- When
- The house flooded in 2018, again after 2021 flash floods in Mundakkayam, and for the third time in the current monsoon season
- Why
- Floodwaters enter the property every monsoon, worsened by silt accumulation near a bridge, causing repeated damage and emotional strain
Key facts
- Affected person
- Malayalam actor Prasanth Alexander
- Dream house location
- Malappally, Kerala
- Year house built
- 2018
- Number of flood incidents
- 3 (including the latest)
- Loss in 2018 Kerala floods
- Rs 2 lakh
- Previous flood trigger
- 2021 flash floods in Mundakkayam
- Current residence
- Top-floor apartment in Thiruvalla
- Other affected states
- Kerala and Assam
Quotes
Prasanth Alexander
Malayalam actor
“"I can only visit the house once the water recedes. But even after we clean and repair everything, there is always the fear that September or October rains could bring the same ordeal all over again."”
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“"It is true that this time we have not been physically affected because we are no longer staying there. But mentally, it is exhausting. This is the third time floodwaters have entered our house,"”
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Sources
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