Heavy downpours accompanied by squally winds that lashed Alappuzha since Monday have damaged 75 houses in different parts of the district.
As of Tuesday evening, the district administration opened one relief camp at JB School, Kizhcherimel in Chengannur taluk. Eight people belonging to two families were shifted to the camp. Waterlogging was reported from Cherthala, Haripad, Karuvatta, and several low-lying areas on the day.
The Kuttanad and Upper Kuttanad regions have been put on alert in view of heavy rains and an increase in flow of floodwaters from the eastern side.
