The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of heavy rains in Idukki, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasargode districts. It has issued an orange alert in the localities. A yellow warning prevailed in Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam and Ernakulam districts.
The government has warned that the extremely heavy and isolated rainfall forecast for Kerala could cause life-threatening water rises, mud slips, flash floods, uprooted trees, snapped power lines, inundated neighbourhoods, displaced families, treacherous travel conditions and damage to buildings and loss of crops and livestock over the next 24 hours.
