Kerala rains: IMD downgrades red alert to orange for Kannur, Kasaragod as rainfall weakens

Kerala rains: IMD downgrades red alert to orange for Kannur, Kasaragod as rainfall weakens

The upper air cyclonic circulation that lay over north Kerala and its neighbourhood on Wednesday morning has now moved over to southern interior Karnataka and its neighbourhood, says IMD. | Photo Credit: SAKKEER HUSSAIN The heavy rain lashing parts of Kerala for the last couple of days has weakened with a drop in the strength […]

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Heavy rain lashes central Kerala; red alert for four districts on August 5

Heavy rain lashes central Kerala; red alert for four districts on August 5

Heavy rains lashed Kochi city and its surrounding areas since the early hours of Tuesday | Photo Credit: H. Vibhu Heavy rain has been lashing parts of Kerala, triggered by the cyclonic circulation over the southwest Bay of Bengal. Piravom in Ernakulam experienced extreme heavy rainfall during the last 24 hours ending at 8.30 a.m. […]

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Kerala rains: Heavy rain leaves many areas in Kochi inundated

Kerala rains: Heavy rain leaves many areas in Kochi inundated

A car that plunged into a drain on the waterlogged Thamarassery Road during heavy rain at Petta in Kochi on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: Thulasi Kakkat Heavy early-morning showers left many vulnerable stretches in Kochi city and Ernakulam district in Kerala inundated even as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) sounded a red alert for Ernakulam […]

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Kerala rains: Moderate rainfall in northern parts of State, red alert in 4 districts

Kerala rains: Moderate rainfall in northern parts of State, red alert in 4 districts

Warnings have been issued by the respective district administrations against venturing out unnecessarily and especially into the seas.  | Photo Credit: NIRMAL HARINDRAN The four northern districts of Kerala – Kasaragod, Kannur, Wayanad and Kozhikode – have been put under red alert on Saturday (July 19, 2025) due to a forecast of heavy rains. Warnings […]

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Schools closed today across several districts in Kerala, Karnataka due to heavy rain

Schools closed today across several districts in Kerala, Karnataka due to heavy rain

Karnataka, Kerala schools closed due to heavy rains: Several schools in Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are closed today due to incessant rainfall in the states. While in Kerala, heavy rains continued to pound various parts on Sunday, leading to widespread disruptions, including uprooted trees, rising river levels, and the opening of shutters at multiple […]

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Monsoon fury: Red alert declared in 8 Kerala districts

Monsoon fury: Red alert declared in 8 Kerala districts

A waterlogged road at Panampally Nagar in Kochi on Thursday following heavy rain. | Photo Credit: H Vibhu The heavy rainfall that has been lashing Kerala is likely to continue, with the low-pressure system formed over the northwest Bay of Bengal off the Odisha coast intensifying into a depression on Thursday (May 29, 2025). The […]

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