Heavy rains across Kerala as Cyclone Tauktae intensifies

Sunday, 16 May 2021Newsdesk

With the deep depression developed over the Lakshadweep in the Arabian Sea intensifying into cyclonic storm Tauktae, Kerala continues to witness heavy rain on Saturday morning. A red alert, warning extremely heavy rainfall of more than 20 cm, has been issued in the northern districts of the state including Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur, Wayanad and Kasaragod. An orange alert has been sounded in Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Idukki, Kottayam, Ernakulam and Thrissur while Thiruvananthapuram and Palakkad have been placed under yellow alert.

New Delhi, 16 May 2021

As per news report of The Indian Express, about 310 persons from 100 families in Vadakara village of Kozhikode district, living in low-lying areas and coastal regions were shifted to safety while seven persons from Thoppa in Kasaba village were shifted to temporary camps. As many as 17 families from Kappalangadi and two families from Vakkadavu and six families of Kadalundikkadavu were also shifted to relief camps and relatives’ houses in view of the rough sea experienced here.

Source -The Indian Express