Tag: Disaster management

Heavy rains continued to lash several parts of Kerala affecting normal life on Monday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert in three districts-Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha and Ernakulam.A yellow alert predicts heavy rainfall between 6 cm and 11 cm.The IMD has predicted rains till October 5.The state has been receiving widespread rains for last three-four days and numerous incidents of trees being uprooted, waterlogging and compound walls collapsing were reported in many places. However, no major casualties have been reported anywhere in the state so far.The...