Weather Havoc in Kerala: Red alert in four districts of North, declared holiday in educational institutions today

News India Live, Digital Desk: Kerala Due to heavy and intense rains continuing, the district collectors of Malappuram, Wayanad, Kottayam and Kozhikode have declared a holiday in all educational institutions on 27 May as a precaution.

It is officially stated That the tuition center, madrasa, Anganwadi should avoid organizing classes on Tuesday as 4 districts are expected to have bad weather.

A red alert has been issued today in Kannur, Kozhikode and Wayanad districts. Kerala State Disaster Management officials have informed that people living in the hilly areas of three districts need to be more careful as there is a possibility of landslides and landslides and this may threaten the lives of homes and people. Orange alert has been issued for Kasargod, Thrissur and Malappuram districts.

Meanwhile, the most rainfall in the current monsoon season was recorded in the Banasura Sagar Dam complex of Wayanad, where 250 mm of rain was received in 24 hours till 8 am on Monday. During the same period, many panchayats like Thonganad, Thawinhal, Vellamunda and Meppadi Panchayats received 200 mm of rain.

The Central Meteorological Department has informed that in the next 4 hours, there is a possibility of strong winds at a speed of 50 kmph with heavy rains and thunderstorms in different areas of Idukki district. In view of this, the collector of the district has ordered the closure of all the tourist destinations located in the hilly areas as the possibility of landslides in those areas.

Train services have been temporarily stopped due to falling several trees at Arikadu railway station, which disrupted traffic on the route for about 4 hours. The state electricity board has suffered heavy losses due to heavy rains and strong winds in the state in the last three days. According to official estimate, 1596 high-tension posts and 10,573 low-tension posts have been damaged.

The distribution sector has lost about Rs 56.88 crore. Power supply to 29,12,992 consumers has been disrupted in the state due to strong winds and heavy rains.

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