Northern Kerala Districts Under Red Alert for Heavy Rainfall
Five northern districts on red alert today
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The India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for five districts in northern Kerala—Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, and Kasaragod—due to expected extreme rainfall of over 20 cm within 24 hours. Fishermen are advised to stay off the sea until June 9.
- 01The red alert is effective for Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, and Kasaragod districts.
- 02Extreme rainfall of 20 cm or more is expected within 24 hours in the red alert areas.
- 03Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, and Alappuzha are under yellow alert, while other districts are on orange alert.
- 04Squally weather with wind speeds of 40-50 km/h, gusting to 60 km/h, is anticipated along the Kerala coast.
- 05Kunnathanam in Pathanamthitta recorded 15 cm of rainfall in the last 24 hours.
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for five districts in northern Kerala—Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, and Kasaragod—due to forecasts of extreme rainfall exceeding 20 cm within the next 24 hours. This alert comes as the state has already experienced a 27% excess rainfall in the first five days of the current season. On Saturday, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, and Alappuzha will be on yellow alert, while the remaining districts will be under orange alert. The following day, Wayanad, Kozhikode, and Malappuram will continue to be on red alert, with Thrissur, Palakkad, Kannur, and Kasaragod shifting to orange alert. The IMD warns of squally weather conditions along the Kerala coast, predicting wind speeds of 40-50 km/h, gusting up to 60 km/h. Fishermen are strongly advised against venturing into the sea until June 9 due to these hazardous conditions. Kunnathanam in Pathanamthitta has already recorded 15 cm of rainfall as of Friday morning, highlighting the severity of the ongoing weather patterns.
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The red alert indicates severe weather conditions that could lead to flooding and disruption in daily activities in the affected districts.
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