Severe Weather Alerts Issued Across Kerala: IMD Warns of Heavy Rainfall

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued red and orange alerts for several districts in Kerala, indicating heavy rainfall. Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, and Kannur are under red alerts. Other districts including Kottayam, Idukki, and Ernakulam face orange alerts, predicting intense rain from Saturday to Sunday.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday issued a red alert in Malappuram District and an orange alert for seven other districts in Kerala, forecasting heavy rains.

The IMD has also extended red alerts to Kozhikode, Wayanad, and Kannur districts for Sunday.

A red alert signifies extremely heavy rainfall exceeding 20 cm within 24 hours.

Additionally, the department has issued orange alerts in Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, and Kasargod districts for Saturday.

For Sunday, orange alerts are in place in Idukki, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, and Kasaragod districts.

An orange alert indicates very heavy rains ranging between 11 and 20 cm, while a yellow alert forecasts heavy rainfall between 6 and 11 cm.

Yellow alerts have also been issued across other districts for the next two days starting from Saturday.

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