Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala is on high alert as heavy rainfall continues across the state, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a yellow alert in nine districts today. The advisory covers Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, and Wayanad, warning residents to remain vigilant amid the ongoing monsoon activity.
The IMD has reported that a cyclone currently positioned over the southeast Arabian Sea is expected to intensify into a depression in the next 24 hours, potentially evolving into an extreme depression shortly thereafter. Authorities have cautioned that the system could bring heavy rain with thunderstorms across Kerala for the next five days, increasing the risk of flooding and localized waterlogging in low-lying are