Rain, floods wreak havoc in Ernakulam Updated: Updated: High-capacity pump deployed to flush out water from severely flooded areas; 24-hour control room opened Share Article AAA A tree that fell on the Marine Drive walkway following heavy rain in Kochi on Saturday. | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU High-capacity pump deployed to flush out water from severely flooded areas; 24-hour control room opened Even as the lull in rainfall since Saturday morning in Ernakulam district lessened water levels in flooded areas, a 100-horse power pump from Aroor was deployed in severely-flooded areas and in Mullassery Canal that overflowed its banks, to pump out water.