Opinion | In Kerala, dammed if you do, dammed if you don’t
6 years, 4 months ago

Opinion | In Kerala, dammed if you do, dammed if you don’t

Live Mint  

The rain in Kerala this monsoon has been relentless. In particular, two episodes of deluge—the first in June and the second in August—tipped the balance from normal to disastrous, with the excess rain being carried in torrents to the Arabian Sea by Kerala’s rivers. On the back of two weeks of incessant rain, for the single 24-hour period starting 15 August, many weather stations in Kerala recorded 300-400mm of rain. Thereafter, in the interest of dam safety, they had little choice but to release water in large quantities, flooding vast areas downstream and inundating townships built on the flood plain. Of these, the most important reasons will likely be excess rain, deforestation in the Western Ghats, years of deficient rain leading to facilities and townships being located on flood plains and reservoir and dam mismanagement.

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At least 13 killed after floods in eastern Bangladesh affect 4.5 million people
4 months, 3 weeks ago

At least 13 killed after floods in eastern Bangladesh affect 4.5 million people

Hindustan Times  

Flooding in 12 districts of Bangladesh has affected more than 4.5 million people, adding to the pressure on the interim government led by Nobel laurate Muhammad Yunus, which is grappling with a host of political and economic challenges. The latest report from Bangladesh’s Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre said five rivers in the eastern part of the country were flowing …

Tripura dam didn’t cause Bangladesh floods: India
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Tripura dam didn’t cause Bangladesh floods: India

The Hindu  

The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday denied that floods in eastern districts of Bangladesh were caused due to the opening of the Dumbur dam in Tripura. Security threats In Dhaka, Indian High Commissioner Mr. Verma, during his introductory meeting with Prof. Yunus, expressed “concern” about the heightened security threats to the Indian High Commission and personnel based there, a …

Watch: The great Kerala floods of 1924
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Watch: The great Kerala floods of 1924

The Hindu  

Kerala recently witnessed massive landslides in the Wayanad district claiming hundreds of lives But this isn’t the first time that the “God’s own country” is facing a natural calamity of this scale. Several roads and 500 acres of paddy fields are underwater” As per the IMD records, Kerala recorded the highest rainfall in its recorded history in 1924 — 3451.3 …

I’ll show you who’s boss: Mother Nature
5 months, 1 week ago

I’ll show you who’s boss: Mother Nature

Deccan Chronicle  

The natural disaster was not just an isolated event, but a stark reminder of the fragile balance between human development and the environment. Dr. Madhav Gadgil, an ecologist and the chair of the Western Ghats Ecology Experts Panel, has repeatedly cautioned that disrupting natural drainage systems makes regions like Wayanad more vulnerable to flooding and landslides. We’ve ignored the warnings …

Erratic rain pattern, topography behind Kerala’s vulnerability to disasters
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Erratic rain pattern, topography behind Kerala’s vulnerability to disasters

Hindustan Times  

A day after landslides flattened entire settlements in Kerala’s Wayanad, experts said the monsoon’s changed character due to climate change has made several parts of the country susceptible to climate disasters, and Kerala especially so because of its unique location and topography. The immediate reason for continued heavy rainfall over Kerala in the last few days is an active off-shore …

Heavy rainfall in Kerala: The progressive state's failure to learn from extreme weather events since 2018
7 months, 1 week ago

Heavy rainfall in Kerala: The progressive state's failure to learn from extreme weather events since 2018

Hindustan Times  

Kalamassery, a suburban municipality near Kerala's commercial capital Kochi, experienced an unusually extreme weather event on May 28. There were frequent spells of high-intensity rains of short duration across central and southern Kerala, and they threw normal life out of gear in Kochi and the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram. As a land of 44 rivers and a long, highly fragile Western …

Kerala rains: Four dead amid torrential downpours, IMD issues red alert in five districts
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala rains: Four dead amid torrential downpours, IMD issues red alert in five districts

India TV News  

Kerala rains: Four people were killed as torrential rains lashed several parts of Kerala, with the India Meteorological Department sounding a red alert in five districts that were likely to receive heavy rainfall. Though Alappuzha, Kottayam, and Ernakulam were earlier placed under an orange alert, the IMD later upgraded the warning, predicting extremely heavy rainfall in isolated places there. Red …

Understanding and tackling urban floods in India
10 months, 1 week ago

Understanding and tackling urban floods in India

Hindustan Times  

Given their frequent recurrence in Indian cities, the problem of urban flooding is gaining focus in policy discussions. Indeed, urban floods can cause massive loss of infrastructure, property, and lives, and have a substantial economic impact. To ensure they remain functional and secure, Indian cities must tackle the issue of floods by examining the urban over-densification problem and adopting innovative …

Heavy rain causes flood-like situation in Kerala; schools shut in Tamil Nadu districts
1 year, 1 month ago

Heavy rain causes flood-like situation in Kerala; schools shut in Tamil Nadu districts

Hindustan Times  

Relentless heavy rains continue to pummel the southern state of Kerala, leading to a flood-like situation in various cities. Heavy rains continue to batter several districts of Kerala disrupting normal life. In response to escalating water levels prompted by incessant heavy rains in their catchment areas, authorities raised the shutters of the Kallarkutty and Pambla dams in Idukki districts early …

Deadly floods in India’s Himalayas after lake bursts through major dam
1 year, 3 months ago

Deadly floods in India’s Himalayas after lake bursts through major dam

Al Jazeera  

Ice-cold floodwaters have swept through mountain towns in India’s Himalayan northeast, killing at least 40 people, washing away houses and bridges, and forcing thousands of people to leave their homes. The Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority said in a statement that more than 2,000 people had been rescued, adding that state authorities set up 26 relief camps for more than …

2018, India's Official Oscars Entry, A Grim Reminder of Kerala Floods
1 year, 3 months ago

2018, India's Official Oscars Entry, A Grim Reminder of Kerala Floods

News 18  

India on Wednesday announced survival drama 2018 as the official entry for the 2024 Academy Awards, officially acknowledging the Malayalam film’s status as both a critical and box office hit. The film, starring Tovino Thomas, Kunchacko Boban, Asif Ali, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Narain and Lal and directed by Jude Anthany Joseph, is based on the devastating floods in Kerala in 2018 …

5 years after floods, is Kerala equipped for heavy rain?
1 year, 4 months ago

5 years after floods, is Kerala equipped for heavy rain?

Hindustan Times  

On August 15, 2018, 40-year-old Jijo Abraham was across the Indian Ocean in Muscat, but his eyes were glued to visuals from Kerala. Five years later, Jijo’s two storey home, white and brown with a green roof still stands, but carries the markers of the Kerala’s “nootandile pralayam” that claimed lives of 480 and affected over five million people, swallowing …

Revisiting Kerala’s 2018 ‘flood of the century’
1 year, 4 months ago

Revisiting Kerala’s 2018 ‘flood of the century’

Hindustan Times  

On August 15, 2018, 40-year-old Jijo Abraham was across the Indian Ocean in Muscat, but his eyes were glued to visuals from Kerala. Five years later, Jijo’s two-storey home, white and brown with a green roof still stands, but carries the markers of the Kerala’s “nootandile pralayam” that claimed 480 lives and affected over five million people, swallowing homes, panchayat …

Atmospheric rivers caused 70% of India's floods between 1985 and 2020: Study
1 year, 8 months ago

Atmospheric rivers caused 70% of India's floods between 1985 and 2020: Study

The Hindu  

The devastating floods that occurred in the country between 1985 and 2020 during the summer monsoon season were directly associated with atmospheric rivers, a phenomenon of a stream of water vapour moving in the sky like a river flowing on the land, says a new study. Data Point | Looking back at three devastating floods in India The research team …

Data | Learning from 2018 floods, here’s how Kerala managed dams better in 2022
2 years, 4 months ago

Data | Learning from 2018 floods, here’s how Kerala managed dams better in 2022

The Hindu  

All regions in the world face the clear and present danger of climate change, and Kerala is no exception. While it is true that the intensity of rainfall was relatively lower in 2022, the introduction of new dam management concepts, relying on global weather models besides IMD predictions and improved communication with downstream flood measurement stations helped keep the reservoir …

Data and dams: How Kerala cracked flood management | Data Point podcast
2 years, 4 months ago

Data and dams: How Kerala cracked flood management | Data Point podcast

The Hindu  

In 2018, Kerala saw one of the worst floods in its history. Monsoon rains are not a new phenomenon for Kerala, but what threw Kerala’s flood management department off in 2018, was the fact that it was still raining in August, by which time the rain’s intensity should have subsided. But this time, the State analysed flood and dam data, …

Minister warns of floods in downstream River Krishna
2 years, 5 months ago

Minister warns of floods in downstream River Krishna

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Water resources minister Ambati Rambabu has warned of heavy floods in River Krishna due to water being released from Nagarjunasagar Dam, which is almost full. The minister said state government has alerted officials as well as people about the huge quantities of water being released. Rambabu refuted allegations in a section of media that state government is allotting mines …

Kerala weather update: Very heavy rainfall predicted till tomorrow, major dams still releasing water
2 years, 5 months ago

Kerala weather update: Very heavy rainfall predicted till tomorrow, major dams still releasing water

India TV News  

Highlights IMD has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall over isolated areas of Kerala. Kerala weather update: The India Meteorological Department has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall over isolated areas of Kerala for today and tomorrow. Rains have been lashing the state for quite some time now, and major dams like Mullaperiyar and Banasursagar are still open and discharging …

Kerala weather update: More dams opened following red alerts, heavy rainfall
2 years, 5 months ago

Kerala weather update: More dams opened following red alerts, heavy rainfall

India TV News  

Highlights Various dams across Kerala continue to discharge excess water on Monday IMD has issued red alert in many areas as water level has breached upper rule curve of dams The water level at Cheruthoni dam of Idukki reservoir is at 2,385.70 feet Kerala weather update : Even though rains have subsided in Kerala, various dams across the state continue …

Kerala stares at repeat of 2018 floods as rain fury continues
2 years, 5 months ago

Kerala stares at repeat of 2018 floods as rain fury continues

The Hindu  

Kerala once again stares at a flood-like situation with high intensity rain triggered by strong monsoon winds lashing central Kerala. The situation is precarious in the State, especially in central Kerala where swollen rivers have already started inundating several low lying areas. Haunted by the bitter experience of 2018 flood, the State administration in central Kerala districts swung into action …

Heavy rains continue to lash Kerala
2 years, 5 months ago

Heavy rains continue to lash Kerala

Deccan Chronicle  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Heavy to very heavy rainfall continued to cause widespread damage to life and property in Kerala for the second consecutive day. According to Met experts the state will receive widespread rainfall and extremely heavy rainfall for the next 72 hours. A red alert has been sounded in seven dams after the water level rose due to heavy rains. The …

Kerala weather update: 1 killed in waterfall due to flash flood caused by heavy downpour
2 years, 5 months ago

Kerala weather update: 1 killed in waterfall due to flash flood caused by heavy downpour

India TV News  

Highlights One person has been killed in Kerala waterfall due to flash flood caused by rains The incident took place at around 5:00 pm on Sunday The Kerala Forest Department is trying to rescue five other tourists from the spot Kerala weather updates : One person died and another got injured, both hailing from Tamil Nadu, after being swept away …

Weather News Updates: Villages On India-Tibet Border in HP's Kinnaur Flooded After Cloudburst; Yellow Alert Issued For Kerala Districts
2 years, 5 months ago

Weather News Updates: Villages On India-Tibet Border in HP's Kinnaur Flooded After Cloudburst; Yellow Alert Issued For Kerala Districts

News 18  

A cloudburst over the India-Tibet border has flooded a few villages in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district but no loss of life was reported, officials said on Tuesday. Going to the South, the weather department has issued a heavy rainfall warning for some north and central Kerala districts till Friday, July 22. Yellow Alert For Kerala Districts Till Friday The weather …

Andhra Pradesh floods: The dam that became the sorrow of thousands of villagers
3 years, 1 month ago

Andhra Pradesh floods: The dam that became the sorrow of thousands of villagers

India TV News  

The Annamayya project on Cheyyeru river has turned out to be the sorrow of many a village in Rajampet Assembly constituency in Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh. The flash flood caused due to a breach of the project’s earthen bund caught at least 18 people in a watery grave and left many others missing in these villages. The Pincha project …

Data | An unusually wet October fills up reservoirs in Kerala
3 years, 2 months ago

Data | An unusually wet October fills up reservoirs in Kerala

The Hindu  

In the first 20 days of October 2021, every district in Kerala received more than 250mm of rainfall. Pouring down The graph shows the actual rainfall received in the first 20 days of October 2021 and the % departure from the LPA in every district of Kerala. Click to remove AMP mode Five year highs The table compares rainfall received …

Kerala Rains: Shutters of Idukki Dam Opened After 3 Years
3 years, 2 months ago

Kerala Rains: Shutters of Idukki Dam Opened After 3 Years

The Quint  

The Ernakulam district administration confirmed the opening of shutters 2 and 3 of Idamalayar dam by 50 centimetre each. Even though rains subsided in several parts of Kerala on Monday, after receiving heavy downpour last week, the decision to open shutters of these dams was taken as water levels there had reached close to the danger marks and more rains …

Kerala floods: The impact of the climate crisis on India’s vulnerable ecology
3 years, 2 months ago

Kerala floods: The impact of the climate crisis on India’s vulnerable ecology

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Kerala saw three devastating floods in four years that together killed at least 600 people and wiped out entire habitations, drawing the world’s attention to how the climate crisis is impacting ecologically vulnerable parts of India. On October 14, the India Meteorological Department warned that two low-pressure areas — one over east-central and the adjoining southeast Arabian Sea, …

Heavy Rains Lash Several States, 5 Killed in U'khand; Red Alert for 10 Dams in Kerala
3 years, 2 months ago

Heavy Rains Lash Several States, 5 Killed in U'khand; Red Alert for 10 Dams in Kerala

News 18  

Heavy rains on Monday lashed several parts of north India, including Uttarakhand, where five people were killed in rain-related incidents, while a red alert for 10 dams was issued in Kerala due to incessant downpour in the southern state. Heavy rainfall also lashed several parts of Rajasthan, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and …

Kerala Floods: 25 Dead, CM Vijayan Urges for ‘Extreme Caution’; Heavy Downpour Likely Again from Oct 20
3 years, 2 months ago

Kerala Floods: 25 Dead, CM Vijayan Urges for ‘Extreme Caution’; Heavy Downpour Likely Again from Oct 20

News 18  

As many as 25 people died in Kerala as floods, triggered by heavy rains and landslides in hilly areas of several districts, wreaked havoc in the state. IN PICS | Kerala Floods: Rescuers Continue Search Operation; See Photos State Revenue Minister K. Rajan had earlier said rescue workers had recovered bodies from the debris and slush of the landslides that …

Kerala flood latest updates: Over 25 dead due to heavy rains; Idduki, Kottayam worst hit
3 years, 2 months ago

Kerala flood latest updates: Over 25 dead due to heavy rains; Idduki, Kottayam worst hit

Hindustan Times  

Rainfall in Kerala continued to disrupt normal life in the southern state on Sunday, with as many as 21 people losing their lives to rain-related incidents so far and dozens of others missing after flash floods and landslides in multiple regions. The rainfall situation has also partially subsided in central Kerala but the threat of landslides and severe waterlogging across …

Kerala floods: Sabarimala devotees asked not to visit temple as river Pamba overflows
3 years, 2 months ago

Kerala floods: Sabarimala devotees asked not to visit temple as river Pamba overflows

India TV News  

In view of the continuous rainfall and floods in Kerala, Lord Ayyappa devotees have been asked to refrain from visiting the Sabarimala temple on October 17 and 18. Heavy rains have created a flood-like situation in the state, especially in the Pathanamthitta district and the dangerously high water level in the Pamba river has added to the chaos. Four people …

Dams and damages
3 years, 11 months ago

Dams and damages

The Hindu  

February 10, 2021 12:15 am | Updated 01:14 am IST In 2018, while travelling through the villages near the India-China border in Niti Valley in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, I stopped at Reni village, the birthplace of the iconic Chipko movement. Flouting all norms On February 7, two such hydropower projects located close to Reni suffered damages from flash floods that …

Kerala Rains LIVE Updates: IMD Sounds Red Alert in 6 Districts, Idukki Landslide Toll Rises to 43
4 years, 5 months ago

Kerala Rains LIVE Updates: IMD Sounds Red Alert in 6 Districts, Idukki Landslide Toll Rises to 43

News 18  

Kerala Rains LIVE Updates: The India Meteorological Department has predicted extremely heavy rainfall in Kasaragod, Kannur, Wayanad, Kozhikode, Malappuram and Alappuzha districts for today. Sounding a Red Alert, the IMD said yesterday that these districts are likely to receive over 20 cm rain in the next 24 hours. Here are the latest updates on the situation in Kerala: • The …

Rains continue to lash Kerala; landslide toll touches 43
4 years, 5 months ago

Rains continue to lash Kerala; landslide toll touches 43

Live Mint  

Rains continued to lash many parts of Kerala on Sunday amid predictions of extremely heavy rainfall in six districts, raising concerns of aggravated flood situation in low lying areas, even as the death toll in the recent massive landslide in Idukki district rose to 43 with 17 more bodies being retrieved from the debris. Despite adverse weather conditions in Pettimudi, …

Rains continue to lash Kerala, landslide toll touches 43
4 years, 5 months ago

Rains continue to lash Kerala, landslide toll touches 43

India Today  

Rains continued to lash many parts of Kerala on Sunday amid predictions of extremely heavy rainfall in six districts, raising concerns of aggravated flood situation in low lying areas, even as the death toll in the recent massive landslide in Idukki district rose to 43 with 17 more bodies being retrieved from the debris. Despite adverse weather conditions in Pettimudi, …

Fear of another August deluge as rains intensify in Kerala
4 years, 5 months ago

Fear of another August deluge as rains intensify in Kerala

Deccan Chronicle  

August is here and Keralites are scared over the intensifying Southwest monsoon and the Indian Meteorological Department’s prediction of heavy to very heavy rainfall in Kerala this week. All districts across the state are receiving heavy rains over the last two days and the IMD has predicted strong winds reaching up to 50 to 60 kilometres per hour over Kerala …

LIVE: Bihar flood situation remains grim; over 5.3 million affected
4 years, 5 months ago

LIVE: Bihar flood situation remains grim; over 5.3 million affected

Business Standard  

The fifth round of corps-commander level talks between Indian and Chinese armies began in Moldo on the Chinese side of Line of Actual Control today. India had said on Thursday that some progress has been made in the disengagement of troops along the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh but it has not yet been completed and noted that …

Flood situation worsens in Bihar, improve slightly in Assam; 6 rain-related deaths elsewhere
4 years, 5 months ago

Flood situation worsens in Bihar, improve slightly in Assam; 6 rain-related deaths elsewhere

India Today  

The flood situation worsened in Bihar on Monday as waters entered new areas of the 11 affected districts, cumulatively impacting nearly 24.5 lakh people, but there was slight improvement in Assam though it reported one fresh casualty, even as six deaths were recorded in rain-related incidents elsewhere. A Bihar government bulletin said the floodwaters spread to new areas in the …

Kerala flood of 2018 in list of world’s worst extreme weather events in five years
5 years, 3 months ago

Kerala flood of 2018 in list of world’s worst extreme weather events in five years

The Hindu  

The flood that devastated Kerala in August 2018, following unprecedented heavy monsoon rain, was among the five major extreme flooding events in the world between 2015 and 2019, the hottest five-year period on record, according to the World Meteorological Organisation. The heat wave in many parts of India in May-June 2015, the floods in the North-eastern States in August 2017, …

Monsoon in Kerala: When hills tumbled
5 years, 4 months ago

Monsoon in Kerala: When hills tumbled

The Hindu  

On August 8, at around 5.30 in the evening, the frightening nature of the calamity that had gripped Kerala once again within a year became clear. Similar landslides occurred with varying intensity throughout the ecologically fragile regions of the Western Ghats districts of Kerala in the hours that followed as the State struggled to come to terms with an evolving …

Floods in Kerala, Karnataka: Relief for flood-hit parts of southern India as water level recedes in many areas
5 years, 5 months ago

Floods in Kerala, Karnataka: Relief for flood-hit parts of southern India as water level recedes in many areas

Firstpost  

In a relief to flood-hit areas of Karnataka and Kerala, rains have eased out as water levels reside in some parts of both these states In major relief for flood-hit areas of Karnataka and Kerala, rains have eased out as water levels reside in some parts of both these states. According to ANI, in Kerala, the weather is holding even …

Kerala floods: Toll reaches 42 in three days as heavy rains lash state; 19 trains cancelled, red alert issued in several districts
5 years, 5 months ago

Kerala floods: Toll reaches 42 in three days as heavy rains lash state; 19 trains cancelled, red alert issued in several districts

Firstpost  

Forty-two people have lost their lives as incessant rains continue to wreak havoc in Kerala, and as many as 19 trains have been cancelled on Saturday. Thiruvananthapuram: Forty-two people have lost their lives as incessant rains continue to wreak havoc in Kerala, and as many as 19 trains have been cancelled on Saturday. Officials said ‘Red Alert’ has been issued …

Kerala floods updates: Red alert in 8 districts, death toll rises to 46
5 years, 5 months ago

Kerala floods updates: Red alert in 8 districts, death toll rises to 46

India Today  

Massive rains over the last two days in Kerala have led to many deaths and caused a landslide in Nilambur region of Malappuram district, in which reportedly over 40 people are stranded. #WATCH Pregnant woman rescued in flood-hit Palakkad district's Agali, in Kerala pic.twitter.com/hWcdvdkPYC ANI August 10, 2019 5:40 pm: Death toll in Kerala rises to 46 Kozhikode: 12 Wayanad: …

Floods in western Maharashtra: Lack of flood management plan, poor preparedness
5 years, 5 months ago

Floods in western Maharashtra: Lack of flood management plan, poor preparedness

Hindustan Times  

A haunting image of a woman lying dead holding a baby that she was trying to save from being drowned after a boat capsized in Sangli district has gone viral. State government officials, however, said the delay in releasing water from Almatti dam in neigbouring Karnataka led to the flood situation going out of hands. As cities such as Kolhapur …

Kerala flood and rain updates: Toll goes up to 28; 40 feared trapped in 2 major landslides
5 years, 5 months ago

Kerala flood and rain updates: Toll goes up to 28; 40 feared trapped in 2 major landslides

Live Mint  

Heavy rains continued to lash parts of Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra even on Friday. Here are the latest updates on heavy rains in Karnataka and Kerala 9.43 pm: Torrential rains continued to lash most parts of Kerala on Friday with the toll in the last three days rising to 28 in monsoon-related incidents, including two massive landslides, and over 64,000 …

Kerala rains: 28 dead, 64,000 in 738 relief camps | Highlights and roundup
5 years, 5 months ago

Kerala rains: 28 dead, 64,000 in 738 relief camps | Highlights and roundup

India TV News  

With incessant rain in Kerala, the death toll has reached 28 and over 64,000 people have shifted into 738 relief camps across the rain-battered state, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Friday. In Maharashtra, districts of Sangli and Kolhapur are the matter of concern where there is severe flooding 02:43 pm: NDRF continues rescue operations in Sirol area of Kolhapur, …

With Bihar & Assam flooded, IMD predicts heavy rains in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Odisha
5 years, 5 months ago

With Bihar & Assam flooded, IMD predicts heavy rains in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Odisha

India TV News  

Heavy showers lashed large swathes of the country on Sunday, with nine more people dying in rain-related incidents in Rajasthan, while there was no let up in the flood situation in Assam and Bihar where the deluge has claimed 209 lives this monsoon season. In Maharashtra, heavy rains over the past four days in Nashik region has led to water …

Four killed as heavy rains batter Kerala, state opens 5 dams
5 years, 5 months ago

Four killed as heavy rains batter Kerala, state opens 5 dams

Live Mint  

Kerala has opened dams, opened relief camps and declared holidays in two districts as heavy rains continued to batter the coastal state, killing four people so far. The Indian Meteorological Department has issued a red alert in Kozhikode, Wayanad and Kannur districts, and predicted extremely heavy rain with 204mm rainfall in 24 hours. Central and southern districts are also expected …

Kerala rains: Skymet predicts heavy rainfall to continue in state till 26 July; local flooding likely to occur in certain areas
5 years, 5 months ago

Kerala rains: Skymet predicts heavy rainfall to continue in state till 26 July; local flooding likely to occur in certain areas

Firstpost  

Heavy rains continued to lash parts of Kerala on Friday as The India Meteorological Department predicted Friday morning that Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Odisha are likely to receive heavy rainfall Intense showers are expected to continue over Kannur and adjoining cities during the next one to two hours that can lead to local flooding according to private weather forecasting agency, …

Kerala rains: Heavy downpour lashes several parts of state; intensity to peak from 18 to 20 July
5 years, 5 months ago

Kerala rains: Heavy downpour lashes several parts of state; intensity to peak from 18 to 20 July

Firstpost  

The weather forecasting agency has said that this spell may lead to a flood-like situation in Kerala due to which red alert has already been issued by the state authorities. New Delhi: Heavy rains continued to lash parts of Kerala on Thursday and the Indian Met Department has forecast heavy to very heavy rains in the state. According to Skymet, …

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