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Kerala braces for intense rain as IMD issues orange alert
Heavy thunderstorms and a developing low-pressure system threaten Kerala with escalating rainfall and disruption through October 25.
In brief
Heavy thunderstorms and a developing low-pressure system threaten Kerala with escalating rainfall and disruption through October 25. Kerala faces intensifying rain from a low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal, with four districts under orange alert and train services disrupted by landslips. Originally reported by…
Thunderstorms intensify across Kerala
Heavy thunderstorms continued to lash several parts of Kerala on Thursday under the influence of a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal.
Four districts placed under orange alert
The India Meteorological Department issued an orange alert for four districts, warning of intense thunderstorms, while remaining districts faced yellow alert for heavy rain.
Overnight rain causes widespread disruption
The eastern ghat regions, southern Kerala and parts of Central Travancore received heavy overnight rain on Wednesday, disrupting normal life and causing waterlogging in several areas.
Train services disrupted by landslips
Minor landslips triggered by heavy rain along the Thiruvananthapuram-Nagercoil railway section near Parassala railway station disrupted train services. Services expected to resume by ten am.
Another system developing over Bay of Bengal
Another low-pressure area likely to develop over the southeast and adjoining east-central Bay of Bengal around October twenty-third. As it moves northwestwards and intensifies, it could enhance moisture flow towards Kerala.
Rainfall expected to increase through October twenty-fifth
Kerala likely to receive fairly widespread rainfall from October twenty-third to twenty-fifth, with thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds in several areas. Ernakulam, Thrissur, Malappuram and Kozhikode under orange alert.
The big picture
Kerala faces intensifying rain from a low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal, with four districts under orange alert and train services disrupted by landslips.
