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file image | Photo Credit: K K Mustafah The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert for five districts in Kerala on Thursday (July 30, 2026) warning of intense heavy rainfall. Idukki, Ernakulam, Kozhikode, Wayanad and Kannur districts were put on the orange alert, while the rest of the State has been placed under…
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Rescue operations under way at Payyanithottam, Poonjar, where a landslip was reported on August 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Torrential rain claimed two lives in Kottayam on Saturday (August 1, 2026) after a rain-triggered landslip buried a house at Payanithottam in Kaippally, Poonjar Thekkekara. Also read | Follow the Kerala heavy rains updates…
Visuals from a rescue operation under way in Poonjar on August 1, 2026. Photo: Special Arrangement The eastern high ranges of Kottayam and Pathanamthitta districts, battered by torrential rain since Friday (July 31, 2026) evening, have been ravaged by a series of landslips and flash floods, leaving one person dead, two others missing, and causing…
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Waterlogged roads at South Railway Station in Ernakulam following heavy rains | Photo Credit: H. Vibhu Intermittent heavy rain accompanied by strong winds lashed several parts of Kerala causing inundation and traffic snarls there on Monday (October 20, 2025). The high ranges of southern Thiruvananthapuram and northern Kozhikode districts experienced widespread rains and overcast climate…
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The northeast monsoon has kicked in early this year, and at least four days sooner for the second year running, over Tamil Nadu. Last year, this phase of the monsoon ended with the State recording 33% more rain than the long-period average, and forecasters expect this year to go the same way as well. Historically,…
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Jill and I extend our deepest condolences to all those affected by the deadly landslides, Biden said. Washington: US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden expressed condolences to India over the devastating landslides in Kerala’s Wayanad that took the lives of over 300 people. “Jill and I extend our deepest condolences to all…
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that a weather system over the Indian Ocean would cause heavy rains in Kerala for the next 48 hours. | Photo Credit: S. MAHINSHA Rain-related accidents claimed at least three lives in Kerala on July 16. Reports of power outages caused by tree branches falling on supply lines,…
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Some districts of Kerala have been receiving incessant rainfall for the last two days. Thiruvananthapuram: Schools and colleges will remain closed on Thursday in six districts in Kerala in view of the rain alert issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) for the state. The districts that have declared the holidays are Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Alappuzha,…
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Parts of Kochi city were inundated during the day following heavy rains last night. (File) Thiruvananthapuram: As Kerala reels under the impact of heavy pre-monsoon rains, a total of 11 people have lost their lives in various rain-related incidents across the state since May 19. As heavy rains continue to lash Kerala, the India Meteorological…
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In the 24 hours ending at 8.30 a.m. on May 20, most districts in Kerala reported rainfall. A scene in Thiruvananthapuram on May 19. | Photo Credit: S. MAHINSHA Four districts in Kerala continue to be on red alert for extremely heavy rainfall on May 20, although no untoward rainfall-related incidents have been reported so…
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