Kerala: IMD issues orange alert for THESE districts, heavy rainfall likely in Wayanad
At least 226 people died and many remain unaccounted for after landslides hit Kerala's Wayanad on July 30 in what is seen as one of the biggest natural disasters to have impacted the southern state.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted very heavy rainfall in many districts of Kerala in the coming days. The IMD officials issued orange alert for northern districts of Palakkad and Malappuram on Sunday. An Orange alert refers to very heavy rain of 11 cm to 20 cm.
Meanwhile, several places received intermittent rains in Kerala on Saturday after a lull.
The Orange alert was sounded in Pathanamthitta and Idukki for August 12 and for Pathanamthitta, Idukki, Palakkad and Malappuram on August 13. Heavy rainfall was predicted in Idukki, Kozhikode and Wayanad districts on Sunday.
In view of heavy rainfall prediction, authorities urged people to be cautious and directed those living in dilapidated houses to shift to safer places. They also warned people not to cross rivers and other water bodies or take bath there in the wake of heavy rains.
Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Kerala on Saturday to visit the landslides-hit areas of Wayanad district. He visited the relief camp and hospital where he met and interacted with the victims and survivors of the landslides.
(With PTI inputs)