Thiruvananthapuram, The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for northern districts of Kerala and a yellow alert for nine other districts for Thursday as heavy rain continued to lash many parts of the state.
The rains and their subsequent impact on nature have led authorities to urge people to take extreme caution when traveling through mountainous and flooded areas.
Hours earlier, the IMD issued an orange alert for seven districts but revised it later.
The weather agency has now issued an orange alert for three districts (Kasaragod, Kannur and Wayanad) and a yellow alert for nine districts of the state on Thursday.
An orange alert means very heavy rainfall of 11cm to 20cm and a yellow alert means heavy rainfall of between 6cm and 11cm.
Heavy rain with maximum surface wind speed of up to 40 kilometers per hour (in gusts) is very likely at many places in Kannur and Kasaragod districts, the State Disaster Management Authority said on Thursday. Kerala.
Relief camps have been opened in Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha districts to accommodate flood-affected people.
In view of the incessant rains and concern over floods, the authorities declared a holiday for all educational institutions, including vocational colleges, in the districts of Pathanamthitta, Idukki, Wayanad, Ernakulam, Kottayam and Alappuzha, as well as for educational in Iriti taluk. from Kannur district on Thursday.
In Kasaragod, two youths miraculously escaped this morning when their car was swept away while they were crossing a river on a bridge inundated by floodwaters.
Five families were relocated to family homes and rehabilitation centers after parts of Madhur village in Kasargod district were inundated by floods.
Loss of crops and properties were reported in Periya village in Kasaragod due to flash floods, official sources said.
While heavy rains continue in the state, widespread damage has been reported in low-lying areas of Kottayam district due to the wind that accompanied the rain.
In the Kumarakom area, billboards, roofs of houses and institutions, and water tanks fell to the ground.
The rains and their subsequent impact on nature have led authorities to urge people to take extreme caution when traveling through mountainous and flooded areas.
Hours earlier, the IMD issued an orange alert for seven districts but revised it later.
The weather agency has now issued an orange alert for three districts (Kasaragod, Kannur and Wayanad) and a yellow alert for nine districts of the state on Thursday.
An orange alert means very heavy rainfall of 11cm to 20cm and a yellow alert means heavy rainfall of between 6cm and 11cm.
Heavy rain with maximum surface wind speed of up to 40 kilometers per hour (in gusts) is very likely at many places in Kannur and Kasaragod districts, the State Disaster Management Authority said on Thursday. Kerala.
Relief camps have been opened in Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha districts to accommodate flood-affected people.
In view of the incessant rains and concern over floods, the authorities declared a holiday for all educational institutions, including vocational colleges, in the districts of Pathanamthitta, Idukki, Wayanad, Ernakulam, Kottayam and Alappuzha, as well as for educational in Iriti taluk. from Kannur district on Thursday.
In Kasaragod, two youths miraculously escaped this morning when their car was swept away while they were crossing a river on a bridge inundated by floodwaters.
Five families were relocated to family homes and rehabilitation centers after parts of Madhur village in Kasargod district were inundated by floods.
Loss of crops and properties were reported in Periya village in Kasaragod due to flash floods, official sources said.
While heavy rains continue in the state, widespread damage has been reported in low-lying areas of Kottayam district due to the wind that accompanied the rain.
In the Kumarakom area, billboards, roofs of houses and institutions, and water tanks fell to the ground.
