Heavy rain across Kerala, IMD issues yellow alert in 13 districts

Kerala experienced heavy rainfall in several parts of the state affecting the normal life of the residents. A ‘yellow alert’ has been issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in 13 out of 14 districts of the southern state. Only the district of Kottayam has been has been issued with an alert.

The weather agency predicts heavy rainfall between 6 cm and 11 cm.

#Kerala experiences heavy to very heavy rainfall from 29th to 30th September 2023, with notable downpours in Ernakulam South 13cm, Hosdurg 11cm, Quilandi 10cm, Palluruthy 10cm, and Kozhikode 9cm. Stay informed and stay safe! pic.twitter.com/buNqjrSdo9

— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) September 30, 2023

Kerala rain destruction

Visuals show that many trees have been uprooted, walls are collapsing and trees were uprooted in many regions. No major casualty has been reported so far from anywhere in the state after Kerala experienced two days of consecutive rain.

Hundreds of acres of paddy fields are submerged under water at Edathua, according to media reports. This region is a tiny hamlet in the Kuttanad region in Alappuzha district.

Moreover, the district authorities had said that the shutters of the Aruvikkara Dam, near the capital Thiruvananthapuram have been raised up to 160 cm as the whole state is engulfed in a continuous spree of showers.

As the rain is expected to intensify in the coming hours, the state Disaster Management Authority urged people living in high range to maintain extra vigil and directed fishermen not to venture into the sea

(With agency input)