Kochi: A boatman ferries passengers ashore during monsoon rains, in Kochi, Monday, Aug. 1, 2022. (PTI Photo) Kerala Rains Updates: Thousands of residents in central and north Kerala districts were evacuated on Thursday after monsoon rains caused floodwaters to rise in various rivers, forcing authorities to open dam shutters to manage the water levels in reservoirs.
At least 19 people have died in the heavy rains and flooding in the state since July 31. It also caused damage to 32 properties entirely and 232 partially, the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) said.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), isolated heavy rainfall is expected in parts of Kerala over the next two days. The met department has sounded a red alert in eight districts. According to officials, at least 6,411 people have been evacuated owing to rain. There are 221 relief camps opened in various districts.
Red alert has been declared in central and north Kerala districts, which have already been battered by incessant rain since Sunday. (File Representational Photo)
Exceptional downpour for today (>20 cm in 24 hours).
Rainfall ranged from heavy (7–11 cm in 24 hours) to extremely heavy rain(12–20 cm in 24 hours) on the 4th and 5th of August.
Isolated heavy rainfall is expected in parts of Kerala over the next two days, according to a weather forecast released by the India Meteorological Department on Thursday. An orange alert has been issued in Alappuzha district.
Three deaths were reported today. 15 deaths have been recorded around the state today. After 30 homes were destroyed and 198 homes were partially destroyed, 5,168 people were relocated to 178 relief camps that were established in the state declared by Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister. (ANI)
A total of 178 relief camps have been opened in the state following heavy rains and around 5168 people were shifted to these places.
Thrissur has seen the largest number of displaced people. Here, 1451 people have been shifted in 37 camps.
The District Collector has declared a holiday on August 4 for all educational institutions including professional colleges and Anganwadis in Alappuzha.
A cyclonic gyre is present in the central western Bay of Bengal near southern Andhra Pradesh and northern Tamil Nadu.
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Widespread rain and isolated heavy rain are likely in Kerala from 3rd to 7th August. The Central Meteorological Department stated that isolated heavy rain is expected from August 3 to 5. (Kerala Disaster Management Authority/ FB)
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The Central Meteorological Department has issued orange and yellow alerts in various districts.
03-08-2022: Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur. (KSDMA)
Red alert was withdrawn from Kerala and Orange alert issued in 11 districts of the state by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday, indicating a probable decrease in the intensity of the rains hitting the southern state. The IMD at 12 PM withdrew the Red alert from the state and issued Orange alert for the day in all the districts barring Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam and Kasaragod where Yellow alerts have been issued.
The Red alert issued in the state for August 4 was withdrawn while Orange alert was being issued in 12 districts for Thursday, according to an IMD district rainfall forecast issued for Kerala at 10 AM. At 10 AM on Wednesday, IMD had declared Red alert in the districts of Kottayam, Idukki and Ernakulam for the day and Orange alert in the remaining districts. (PTI)
Thiruvananthapuram: Sea waves crash over the Vizhinjam harbour during high tide, in Thiruvananthapuram, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. Red alert was declared in 3 districts of Kerala and an orange alert in 8 by the IMD on Wednesday owing to heavy monsoon rains. (PTI Photo)
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Wednesday withdrew the red alert issued in Kerala as the intensity of the rains reducted. The weather department, however, has issued 11 districts including Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad and Kannur for Wednesday.
Heavy rainfall in Kerala has resulted in six deaths -- one each in Thiruvananthapuram, Kottayam and Ernakulam districts and three in Kannur district -- resulting in a total of 12 rain-related casualties in the state from July 31 to August 2, the Kerala State Emergency Operations Center (KSEOC) had said. Besides that, three people have also gone missing from various parts of the state during the day, it had said.
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In a press release, the Kerala state governments said that 166 relief camps have been set up in various districts and 4,639 people have been relocated there from disaster-hit or disaster-prone areas, PTI reported. Earlier in the day, state Revenue Minister K Rajan said that people should strictly avoid going to areas which are inundated or flooded as part of a growing trend of "flood tourism" and warned that police would be used to remove such persons.
Red alert was declared in three districts of Kerala and Orange alert in 8 by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday as heavy rains continued to pound various parts of the state. Red alert was declared in the districts of Kottayam, Idukki and Ernakulam for the day and Orange alert in the remaining districts barring Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam and Kasargod, according to an IMD district rainfall forecast issued for Kerala at 10 AM.
IMD, on Tuesday, had issued a Red alert in 10 districts of the state for August 3. The Met department, on Wednesday, also issued Red alert in 4 districts -- -- and Orange alert in 8 for August 4. (PTI)
As rains continued in Kerala, state Revenue Minister K Rajan on Wednesday said that people should strictly avoid going to areas which are inundated or flooded as part of a growing trend of 'flood tourism' and warned that police would be used to remove such persons. Rajan said there is a growing trend among people to visit areas which are flooded and try to enter the waters there or catch fish and the same should be avoided as it creates an additional burden on the authorities carrying out relief and rescue operations.
He gave the example of an elephant being stranded for hours in the Chalakudy river on Tuesday morning, news reports of which led to a large number of people arriving at that place and creating a problem for the local authorities. 'Such activities in flooded areas would not be permitted at all and if necessary, police assistance would be sought to remove such persons,' he said. (PTI)
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert warning in several districts, including Ernakulam, Thrissur, and Palakkad. Extremely heavy showers are expected across isolated parts of southern India, including Kerala and Karnataka over the next two days, according to the IMD.
The Aluva Mahadeva Temple in Kochi was half-submerged on Wednesday morning as the water levels of the Periyar river continued to rise amid heavy rainfall in Kerala, ANI reported.