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Keralam Braces for Heavy Rains: Orange Alert in Six Districts, CM Orders Hourly Assessment
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News18•21-09-2026, 09:00
Keralam Braces for Heavy Rains: Orange Alert in Six Districts, CM Orders Hourly Assessment
- •An orange alert has been issued for six districts in Keralam: Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam, and Thrissur, predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall and thunderstorms.
- •The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasts rainfall between 115.6 mm to 204.4 mm in 24 hours, with wind speeds up to 40 kmph.
- •Chief Minister V D Satheesan has ordered hourly assessments of the rain situation and directed district collectors to take necessary measures, including evacuation.
- •SMS alerts have been sent to residents in Idukki and Kottayam districts.
- •Heavy rainfall on Sunday evening led to four deaths in landslip incidents in Idukki and Kottayam, and a flash flood in Kottapuzha River in Malappuram swept away six people.
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The India Meteorological Department issued an orange alert for Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam, and Thrissur districts.
Chief Minister V D Satheesan directed that the state's rain situation be assessed hourly, while Disaster Management Commissioner Vigneshwari held a meeting with district collectors. SMS alerts were issued in Idukki and Kottayam, and collectors were directed to take necessary measures including evacuation.
Heavy rainfall on Sunday evening resulted in four fatalities from separate landslip incidents in Idukki and Kottayam districts. Additionally, six people were swept away when a flash flood hit the Kottapuzha River in Nilambur, Malappuram district.
