Lagatar24 Desk
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov.13: Continuous rains have pounded Kerala since the night of November 12th, creating waterlogging in low-lying areas and minor landslips in the highlands, as weather forecasters issued a ‘orange alert’ for six districts, forecasting very heavy rainfall on Saturday.
In the districts of Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, and Idukki, isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected.
The districts of Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur, Wayanad, and Kasaragod have been issued a ‘yellow alert’ warning of severe rains.
Thunderstorms with lightning are also anticipated to occur at one or two locations in Kerala until November 16, according to an IMD statement.
Widespread devastation has been recorded in Thiruvananthapuram district, which has been experiencing continuous heavy rains since last night, forcing district officials to issue a warning to residents.
Heavy rains swept away a piece of a bridge on the national highway at Neyyattinkara, a nearby neighbourhood, and mud fell on the rail tack on the Thiruvananthapuram-Nagarcovil line.
As a canal in the coastal village of Vizhinjam overflew, rainwater flooded the shops. The district’s high mountains, including Vithura, Ponmudi, Nedumangadu, Palode, and others, have been drenched.
Meanwhile, the Aruvikkara and Peppara dams’ shutters were lifted in the morning, according to the district officials.
A Red alert means heavy to extremely heavy rainfall of more than 20 cm in 24 hours, while an Orange alert means very heavy rains of 6 cm to 20 cm. A yellow notice means 6 to 11 cm of rain is expected.
