Heavy rain continued to lash several parts of Kerala, especially the hilly areas of its northern Malabar districts, on Thursday, disrupting normal life.
Several incidents of flooding, uprooting of trees, property damage and minor landslides were reported from many parts of the northern Kerala districts of Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod, where the IMD had issued a red alert for the day.
The district administration in all three districts declared a holiday for educational institutions on Friday, July 19. Holidays have also been declared in Areekode and Kondotty in Malappuram and Idukki districts, according to reports.
An incident of a school bus overturning into a canal was also reported in Palakkad. No one was injured and all the children were rescued.
In Kannur, about 80 people were shifted to relief camps and around 71 families were moved to their relatives by the district administration due to heavy rainfall and flooding.
Additionally, 13 houses have been completely damaged and 242 homes partially damaged in the district due to the monsoon rains. There were also reports from some parts of north Kerala, of walls collapsing due to the rains and causing damage to vehicles parked nearby.
Red alert for several parts of Karnataka
The India Meteorological Department has said that isolated extremely heavy rainfall is very likely over coastal and south interior Karnataka. This, the agency said is likely due to the influence of a low pressure area over central and adjoining north Bay of Bengal.
The IMD has issued a red alert for July 19 and 20 in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada and south interior Karnataka, according to media reports.
A red alert indicates heavy to extremely heavy rain of over 20 cm in 24 hours. It requires authorities to “take action” in view of an extreme weather event.
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