Shutters of some dams in Palakkad and Pathanamthitta districts of the state were also opened during the day to release excess water.As heavy rains lashed various parts of Kerala, water in many rivers rose to dangerous levels prompting evacuation of hundreds of people living in low-lying areas and riverbanks.
Shutters of some dams in Palakkad and Pathanamthitta districts of the state were also opened during the day to release excess water.
As the rains continued, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert in seven districts — Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Malappuram and Wayanad — of the state for the day.
An orange alert means very heavy rain of 11 cm to 20 cm.
The IMD also said that a low pressure area has formed over Saurashtra-Kutch and adjoining northeast Arabian Sea and there is a cyclonic circulation over southwest Bangladesh and Gangetic West Bengal.As heavy rains lashed various parts of Kerala, water in many rivers rose to dangerous levels prompting evacuation of hundreds of people living in low-lying areas and riverbanks.
Shutters of some dams in Palakkad and Pathanamthitta districts of the state were also opened during the day to release excess water.
As the rains continued, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert in seven districts — Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Malappuram and Wayanad — of the state for the day.
An orange alert means very heavy rain of 11 cm to 20 cm.
The IMD also said that a low pressure area has formed over Saurashtra-Kutch and adjoining northeast Arabian Sea and there is a cyclonic circulation over southwest Bangladesh and Gangetic West Bengal.
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