Extremely Heavy Rainfall Predicted For Kerala on Sunday And Monday

Kerala Red Alert: Extremely heavy rainfall has been predicted in Kerala in the coming days by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday following which a red alert has been issued in some districts of the state for May 19 and 20.

The districts where the red alert has been issued by the IMD are Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, and Idukki for May 19 and 20 while an orange alert was issued for Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, and Ernakulam for May 19 and 20.

The weather department further issued an orange alert in nine districts for May 21 and said some of them were likely to receive rains similar to that of a red alert adding that thunderstorms with lightning, accompanied by gusty winds, were very likely to occur at one or two places in Kerala between May 19 and 22.