Many fish-loving families in southwest India are waking up to their favourite dinner visiting them at home. <br /><br />A family in Kottayam, in the state of Kerala was pleasantly surprised when a school of catfish swam directly into their living quarters, did a neat U-turn on the veranda and left the same way it entered. <br /><br />Due to heavy monsoon rain this year, a local river, Moovattupuzha, has entered towns and villages, flooding homes and sweeping in the surprises. <br /><br />A few enterprising individuals are fishing directly from their windows or doorsteps to find the catch of the day. <br /><br />Those who venture to the river are rewarded with bigger fish, which can be plucked from the stream with their bare hands. <br /><br />A few men went to the banks of Kuttyadi river in Kozhikode district and returned carrying several huge fish – many still gasping for breath - on their shoulders. <br /><br />A resident of Kottaya, 43-year-old Manoj Nair, 43, said, "this happens whenever rivers swell due to rains. Last year, I saw many casting nets from their doorsteps to catch fish."
