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Heavy summertime showers accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds person caused wide harm successful Ernakulam territory this year, with the fig of houses damaged successful rain-related incidents signaling a crisp summation compared to the corresponding play past year.
According to information from the District Emergency Operations Centre (DEOC), 201 houses were damaged successful the territory betwixt March 1 and May 17 this year, including 3 that were afloat destroyed and 198 that suffered partial damage.
During the aforesaid play successful 2025, lone 15 houses had reported partial damage, with nary cases of implicit destruction. Though the information covers 3 months, astir of the harm occurred towards the extremity of April and successful May, erstwhile aggravated summertime showers lashed the district.
On May 14 alone, astir 100 houses successful and astir Piravom were damaged. Heavy rainfall and gusty winds besides caused wide harm successful eastbound regions, including Aluva and Kothamangalam, during the 3rd week of April.
Intense summertime rainfall this twelvemonth has led to uprooting of trees, waterlogging, and harm to houses and cultivation onshore successful galore parts of the State.
The agriculture assemblage successful Ernakulam has besides suffered large losses owed to the summertime showers. Preliminary estimates amusement that crops crossed 2,306.62 hectares were damaged betwixt March 1 and May 18 this year, causing losses estimated astatine ₹6.92 crore. A full of 18,521 farmers successful the territory were affected.
Farmers successful the Perumbavoor portion reported the highest losses, with banana and different crops dispersed crossed 330.52 hectares damaged. The losses are estimated astatine ₹18.38 crore.
In comparison, harvest losses reported during the corresponding play past twelvemonth covered 7,603.48 hectares, with estimated damages of ₹36.73 crore. Officials pointed retired that the 2025 figures whitethorn besides see losses caused by the southwest monsoon, which had acceptable successful implicit the State connected May 24, 8 days up of the mean onset date.
“Village officers are carrying retired assessments, and owed compensation volition beryllium paid to the affected parties,” District Collector G. Priyanka said.
