Kerala rain News

Kerala is under a red alert for Wayanad, Kannur, and Kasaragod on July 18, 2025, as relentless monsoon rains trigger school closures, rising dam levels, and flood warnings. IMD predicts extremely heavy rainfall, prompting high alert across the state.

Kerala Health Minister Veena George shared the recent death toll as the search and rescue operations are underway in the past two days, atleast 308 people have died till Friday morning. 

The rain alert of the Meteorological Department is going on in many states of the country. Yellow alert has been issued in Kerala, Karnataka, MP, Himachal and red alert has been issued in Mumbai. Light rain is expected in Delhi for the next 5 days.

Monsoon came with its mood, but its first shower itself exposed the preparedness of all the states of the country. From the plains to the mountains, at some places the roads turned into ponds and at some places into rivers. The result was that at some places the houses started collapsing and at some places the vehicles started flowing. At New Delhi station, a lady passenger lost her life due to electrocution in the electric pole.

Heavy rains continue to lash Kerala IMD has issued an Orange alert for 12 districts The NDRF has already deployed five teams to Kerala

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Heavy to very heavy rainfall" at isolated places over Kerala are expected People living downstream the Idukki dam and along the banks of Periyar river have been told to remain cautious Kerala has received 86 per cent excess rainfall during the period of October 1 to 12, as per IMD website

About 27 people have died in floods triggered by heavy rains in South India, which have caused rivers to overflow. It is expected that the loss of life and property may increase as few people are still missing. The decision has been taken to open the Idukki dam after heavy rains.

Orange alert issued for 6 districts of Kerala Southwest monsoon has been vigorous over Kerala: IMD IMD has warned fishermen against venturing into sea till Aug 30

IMD warns of heavy to very heavy rains over TN, Kerala, Puducherry. Orange alert warning issued for Pathanamthitta, Ernakulam, Idukki. Yellow alert warning issued for Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alapuzha, Ernakulam.

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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan also announced that the IMD had issued a warning about a low-pressure area in the Arabian Sea close to Sri Lankan coast.

The Metereological (MeT) Centre has predicted heavy rainfall of 64.4mm to 124.4mm in these districts, said the Kerala CMO.

Income Tax assessees in Kerala can now file their I-T returns till September 15.

Most of the 373 casualties in Kerala were caused by landslides in the northern districts of Malappuram and Wayanad, and the central district of Idukki.

Train services resumed as government agencies scramble to prevent disease outbreaks.

Sadly, the past 25 years have seen India make heroes out of those who talk big on growth while dismissing environmentalists as 'anti-development'.

Anupriya from Villupuram decided to give away about Rs 9000 of her savings, done over the last four years, after coming across TV visuals of the deluge in Kerala.

Packed houseboats and rafts moving through inundated roads could be seen in all the flood-hit regions of the state.

The Kerala Chief Minister has requested Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to send additional teams of Army, National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) and Army Engineering Corps to Kerala on immediate basis.