THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Relentless heavy rains, which have pounded several parts of Kerala over the past few days, have resulted in extensive flooding across the state and forced the closure of educational institutions on Tuesday.
The district administration declared a holiday for educational institutions in Kottayam, Vaikom, and Changanassery taluks, where approximately 246 people have found shelter in 17 relief camps due to the flooding in those areas.
In Alappuzha, holiday was declared for educational institutions in Cherthala and Chengannur taluks which were running relief camps, the district administration said.
Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted light rainfall in one or two locations within the Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, and Kottayam districts of Kerala today.
The IMD issued a yellow alert in four districts — Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha — for the day. A yellow alert predicts heavy rainfall between 6cm and 11cm. The state has been receiving widespread rains for the 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 heavy downpour had earlier submerged hundreds of acres of paddy fields at Edathua, a tiny hamlet in the Kuttanad region in Alappuzha district. The disaster management authority has urged people living in high ranges to maintain extra vigil in view of the incessant rains.
The district administration declared a holiday for educational institutions in Kottayam, Vaikom, and Changanassery taluks, where approximately 246 people have found shelter in 17 relief camps due to the flooding in those areas.
In Alappuzha, holiday was declared for educational institutions in Cherthala and Chengannur taluks which were running relief camps, the district administration said.
Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted light rainfall in one or two locations within the Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, and Kottayam districts of Kerala today.
The IMD issued a yellow alert in four districts — Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha — for the day. A yellow alert predicts heavy rainfall between 6cm and 11cm. The state has been receiving widespread rains for the 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 heavy downpour had earlier submerged hundreds of acres of paddy fields at Edathua, a tiny hamlet in the Kuttanad region in Alappuzha district. The disaster management authority has urged people living in high ranges to maintain extra vigil in view of the incessant rains.
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