In response to the India Meteorological Division (IMD), gentle to average rainfall or thundershowers are possible throughout the state over the following seven days.
The climate company issued an orange alert in Pathanamthitta, Idukki, and Kottayam districts on Saturday.
An identical alert was issued for Kasaragod, Kannur, Kozhikode, and Malappuram districts on Sunday.
An orange alert signifies “very heavy rainfall” ranging between 11 and 20 cm in 24 hours.
On Friday evening, heavy rain in Idukki district triggered flooding in Kumily, Nedumkanadam and Kattappana, the place water entered a number of homes and residents had been evacuated in a single day, officers mentioned.Round 45 households had been shifted to secure locations on Saturday, authorities mentioned.A parked van was washed away at Nedumkandam because the water degree rose within the Kootar River, in keeping with tv visuals.
Additionally, high-range areas of Pathanamthitta, Ernakulam, and Kozhikode districts witnessed heavy rainfall, leading to flooding of roads.
IMD mentioned that remoted heavy rainfall is predicted within the state between October 18 and 24, with the potential for very heavy rainfall at remoted locations on October 18 and 19.
Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and wind speeds of 30-40 kmph are possible in the course of the subsequent 5 days, the IMD mentioned.
An IMD assertion mentioned a low-pressure space that had shaped over the southeast Arabian Sea and adjoining Lakshadweep area, close to the Kerala-Karnataka coast, has intensified right into a well-marked low-pressure space.
It's prone to transfer west-northwestwards and strengthen right into a despair inside the subsequent 36 hours.
Equally, a cyclonic circulation persists over the Mannar Strait area, whereas one other lies over the south Andaman Sea and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal. “Below its affect, a low-pressure space is prone to kind over the southeast Bay of Bengal round October 21,” the IMD mentioned.
It additionally warned fishermen alongside the coasts of Kerala, Lakshadweep, and Karnataka to keep away from venturing into the ocean until October 22, as sturdy winds of 35-45 kmph, gusting as much as 55 kmph, are possible over the coastal area.
Following steady heavy rains, water ranges in varied dams throughout Idukki have risen, prompting authorities to launch water, the district administration mentioned.
The Tamil Nadu Water Assets Division, which manages the Mullaperiyar dam in Idukki, issued an alert. All 13 shutters of the dam had been opened by 1 pm, releasing 7,163 cusecs of water.
The water degree recorded on the dam at the moment was 138.80 toes, above the permissible restrict of 137 toes.
As a precautionary measure in opposition to rising water ranges, the shutters of the Kallarkutty dam had been additionally raised, releasing round 500 cusecs of water.
As well as, 4 shutters of the Kallar dam had been raised by 60 cm on Saturday morning, releasing 1,063 cusecs of water.
Authorities have alerted folks residing alongside the banks of the Kallar and Chinnar rivers about doable flooding.
4 shutters of the Malankara diversion dam additionally stay open.
The influx to the dam relies on the water launched after energy technology on the Kerala State Electrical energy Board's Moolamattom plant.
The water degree on the Idukki reservoir, the most important dam within the state, stood at 2,381.92 toes at 7 am on Saturday, with a dwell storage of 75.80 p.c, officers mentioned.
All of the shutters of the dam stay closed.
