Puducherry, Feb 21: A 35-year-old woman was washed away in the flash flood following heavy rainfall here in the early hours of Sunday.

According to police, Hasina Begum, a fish vendor at Shanmugapuram, came out of her house to take her two-wheeler to a safe place, however, she fell along with the vehicle and was washed in the gushing stream of rain water.

Though, the people heard her cries for help but by the time they came for her rescue, Begum had vanished.

Mettupalayam police and Fire Service force has been deployed to search Hasina begum. (UNI)