Families wait anxiously in front of the mortuary of the Thrissur Government Medical College Hospital on Wednesday as their kin continue to remain unaccounted for following the firework unit accident at Mundathikode in Thrissur.
| Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT
He sat there, all crumpled, holding onto an unopened water bottle that was handed over to him by some volunteers. A grief-stricken Balakrishnan sat like that on the bench, sometime from morning to late afternoon, occasionally shifting seats. He was the younger brother of Suresh, a 50-year-old worker who had been missing since the devastating Mundathikode fireworks blast in Kerala’s Thrissur district.
Other friends of Suresh gathered around and waited along with Mr. Balakrishnan outside the mortuary of the Government Medical College Hospital, Thrissur.
Published – April 22, 2026 09:06 pm IST
