Yellow alert in eight Kerala districts today
Two people pushing an auto-rickshaw out of the floodwater at Parayancheri in Kozhikode on Friday. | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh
It said there would be significant reduction in rainfall activity over south Peninsular India from Sunday
The State is likely to receive isolated heavy rainfall on Sunday triggered by a cyclonic circulation.
The cyclonic circulation lies over Rayalaseema and neighbourhood in lower and middle tropospheric levels. Under its influence, isolated heavy rain is very likely over Kerala-Mahe during the next five days, said a weather bulletin issued by the Indian Meteorological Department on Sunday.
It said there would be significant reduction in rainfall activity over south Peninsular India from Sunday.
A yellow alert has been sounded in eight districts — Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Malappuram, Kozhikode, and Kannur — on Sunday warning of isolated heavy rainfall. Thodupuzha in Idukki recorded the highest rainfall of 13 cm in the last 24 hours ended at 8.30 a.m. on Sunday followed by Kozhikode 9 cm; Piravam 9 cm, Ernakulam South 8 cm, Parumbikulam 8 cm and Chalakudi 8 cm.
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