Several districts of Kerala continued to record heavy rainfall on Monday, leading to waterlogging and traffic congestions, PTI reported.

While the India Meteorological Department had issued an orange alert for four districts – Ernakulam, Idukki, Malappuram and Kozhikode – for heavy to very heavy rain on Monday, the warning was revised to yellow for heavy rainfall in 12 districts on Tuesday morning, Mathrubhumi reported.

All districts except Kasaragod and Kannur were issued the warning.

While an orange alert requires the authorities to “be prepared” in view of an extreme weather event, a yellow alert means that the administration should “be updated” on the situation.

On Monday, the high ranges of southern Thiruvananthapuram, northern Kozhikode and Kannur districts witnessed widesp

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