In the wake of heavy rains continuing in various parts of Kerala and reports of landslips and mudslides in some places, Chief Minister V.D. Satheeshan contacted the Revenue Minister, the Chief Secretary, and the District Collectors.

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Disaster prevention activities will be coordinated by the Revenue Minister. The Revenue Minister has convened a meeting of District Collectors at 11 a.m. NDRF, police, and others are prepared to handle any situation, said the Chief Minister.

In the wake of heavy overnight rains triggered by a slow-moving, well-marked low-pressure system over central India, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) upgraded the rain alert for Kerala. A red alert has been issued for eight districts in Kerala, including Idukki, Kottayam, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, and Kasaragod, where extremely heavy rainfall is likely over the next 24 hours.

An orange alert, warning of intense heavy rainfall, has also been issued for the districts of Thrissur, Palakkad, and Ernakulam, while the remaining districts, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, and Alappuzha, have been placed under a yellow alert, where isolated heavy rainfall is expected.

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