After a brief relief from heavy rains on Wednesday, Kerala is back on the edge with red alerts in eight districts and near a number of reservoirs. Water levels in a number of major rivers, especially in Kottayam and Pathanamthitta districts, are rising, and people are being evacuated to the relief camps as the flood situation is turning grim.
Although the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) had declared a red alert in 10 districts till Thursday, it was downgraded to orange alerts in 12 districts for today as the rain had subsided in most places in the State on Wednesday. However, heavy overnight rain in Central Kerala and Thrissur district has changed the situation again.
More than a dozen people have died in rain-related incidents since Sunday in Kerala, and more than 2,000 people are in relief camps across the State. Kerala government has warned the people to expect extensive rain across the State till August 8.
