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The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orangish alert for the Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam, and Thrissur districts connected Friday (September 26, 2025).
It has predicted thunderstorms with airy to mean rainfall, accompanied by aboveground upwind speeds reaching up to 40 km per hour. The IMD besides forecast mean rainfall with aboveground upwind velocity reaching 30 km per hr astatine isolated places successful Malappuram and Kozhikode districts.
The District Collector of Thiruvananthapuram has declared a vacation for acquisition institutions, including nonrecreational colleges, successful the district.
However, the territory medication clarified that nationalist examinations timetabled earlier volition beryllium held arsenic per schedule.
Meanwhile, dense rains inundated downtown areas, astir notably downtown Thampanoor successful the city. Commuters faced immoderate trouble accessing the Central Railway Station and the main autobus stand, the hub of long-distance operations.
The h2o levels successful canals crisscrossing the metropolis remained good wrong the information threshold.
Warnings for fishermen
The IMD has cautioned fishers from putting their boats retired to sea. It has predicted squally upwind with upwind speeds reaching 50 km/h on the coasts of Kerala, Karnataka, and Lakshadweep.
The IMD said a low-pressure country implicit the Bay of Bengal appeared poised to intensify successful the adjacent 24 hours.
