Kerala weather update: As rains continue to lash parts of Kerala, the India Meteorological Department has issued 'orange alert' for three districts and 'yellow alert' for six districts.
Kerala rains: Eight districts, including Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Palakkad and Kozhikode were given a yellow alert predicting heavy rainfall, according to the latest update of the weather agency.
Kerala rains: In view of the heavy rain warning, the state disaster management authority urged people living in landslide and mudslide-prone areas to be on vigil and move to safer places as per the direction of the authorities.
According to the India Meteorological Department, the three southern districts--Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, and Pathanamthitta--and the northern districts of Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, and Kasaragod are expected to receive heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms.
Kerala rains: The World Weather Attribution services stated that the rain that had lashed Wayanad on July 30 was the heaviest and the third heaviest on record in the region. It had surpassed the fury of the floods of 2018 in the state.
Wayanad landslides: The landslides caused extensive damage to houses and roads, uprooted trees, and caused water bodies to swell. Rescue efforts to locate and save missing persons are still ongoing.
A senior climate scientist attributes the recent deadly landslides in Kerala's Wayanad district to the warming of the Arabian Sea, causing extremely heavy rainfall and atmospheric instability.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Wayanad and other northern districts of Kerala due to heavy rains causing landslides and severe disruptions.
Amid the ongoing rescue operation in landslide-hit Wayanad, where over 80 people lost their lives, a landslide has been reported in the Vilangad area of Kerala's Kozhikode district.
As widespread rains continue to lash several parts of Kerala, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Idukki and Pathanamthitta districts, predicting extremely heavy rainfall in both. Watch to know more!
Northeast Monsoon onset intensified in Southern India receiving heavy to very heavy rainfall. The Metrology Department has predicted moderate rainfall to continue over isolated places in Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry and Karaikkal for the next one week.
Kerala weather: Heavy downpour submerged hundreds of acres of paddy fields at Edathua, a tiny hamlet in the Kuttanad region in Alappuzha district. The shutters of Aruvikkara Dam near the state capital was raised up to 160 cm in view of rising water level, district authorities said.
Kerala weather: The official statement from the Met Department also forecasted light to heavy rainfall over Konkan-Goa and Madhya Maharashtra from September 29 to October 1.
Kerala weather update: "As many as 10,399 people are there in 227 relief camps opened across the state following heavy rains," an SDMA official said.
Kerala rains: The weather department has announced an orange alert for Kannur and Kasargod districts from Monday to Wednesday. An orange alert indicates very heavy rainfall ranging from 115.6 mm to 204.4 mm in a period of 24 hours.
Kerala rains news: The authorities of Kodiyathur and Karassery would soon conduct free camps in most rain-hit areas in the panchayats to create awareness among people about the facility and make them part of it.
Kerala weather update: The State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) said there are 213 active relief camps while most of them are in Alappuzha district.
Kerala weather update: The water level at Cheruthoni dam of Idukki reservoir is at 2,385.70 feet, Idukki district authorities said, adding that three shutters were raised by 80 centimetres each to discharge 150 cumecs of water.
Kerala weather update: The decision to open the shutter and release water was taken after the water level exceeded the permitted capacity as per the rule curve of the reservoir.
Kerala weather update: One out of the three women gave birth to a baby girl in the forest as she refused to go to the hospital. The new mother and the baby are safe. The other two expecting mothers are six and seven months pregnant.
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