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The southwest monsoon remained progressive successful Kerala connected Monday (June 8, 2026) and orangish and yellowish alerts stay successful unit crossed the State, officials said.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orangish alert for Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasaragod districts, indicating the anticipation of isolated precise dense rainfall of 11 cm to 20 cm.
A yellowish alert has been issued for Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram and Wayanad districts. The alert indicates a likelihood of isolated dense rainfall of 6 cm to 11 cm.
For Tuesday, IMD has issued an orangish alert for Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod districts, portion a yellowish alert has been sounded for Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam, Thrissur and Palakkad districts.
The IMD has besides advised fishermen not to task into the oversea arsenic squally weather, with upwind speeds of 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph, is apt to prevail on and disconnected the Kerala coast.
For Monday, the IMD issued a three-hour orangish alert for Thiruvananthapuram district, informing of isolated mean to dense rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and beardown winds reaching speeds of up to 50 kmph.
Several tourer destinations crossed the State person been closed arsenic a precaution successful presumption of the forecast of dense rainfall.
Authorities person urged residents successful landslide, mudslide and flash flood-prone areas to stay vigilant and determination to safer locations if advised by officials.
People surviving on riverbanks and successful downstream areas of dams person besides been asked to workout caution.
With beardown winds besides expected, those surviving successful susceptible oregon poorly built houses person been advised to instrumentality indispensable precautions.
The authorities person further urged the nationalist to debar unnecessary question during periods of aggravated rainfall and to enactment distant from waterfalls, h2o bodies and hilly tourer destinations until upwind conditions improve.
The Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) said taluk and district-level power rooms are functioning circular the timepiece crossed the state. Residents tin question exigency assistance done the toll-free helpline numbers 1077 and 1070.
