No red alert was declared anywhere in the evening rain alert. Orange alert is in force in 13 districts. Yellow alert only in Kasaragod district. On Monday, a road alert was issued in Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Kozhikode and Kannur districts and an orange alert was declared in Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Malappuram, Wayanad and Kasaragod districts.
Thiruvananthapuram: Three persons who went missing after fishing from Vizhinjam in Thiruvananthapuram have been found in Thengapatnam in Tamil Nadu. Thiruvananthapuram: The wall of a private hotel in Pothencode collapsed and damaged a house. A few houses in Chaitanya Gardens were flooded in Pattom Muttada. In Kollam, Alappuzha and Kozhikode districts, seven houses were destroyed by falling trees.
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In Ernakulam, Aluva, Perumbavoor, Kalamassery and Kochi were affected by the rains. Ernakulam KSRTC stand submerged in water. Udayanagar Colony and Karaikkamuri were also flooded. Thankappan Road in Changampuzha Nagar, Kalamassery was completely submerged and 30 houses were flooded. Twenty shops in Aluva were flooded. In Perumbavoor, heavy rains caused huge trees to fall and obstructed traffic.
Vigilance has been issued on the dams following heavy rains. The second and third shutters of the Thiruvananthapuram Aruvikkara Dam have been raised by 20 cm each. In addition to the state control room, it will be opened on district and taluk basis in the wake of the rain warning.
A special control room will be set up under the leadership of the Local Self Government Department. It has been suggested that night trips and landings should be avoided and those traveling to hilly areas should avoid all non-essential trips. Tourists should avoid night trips and stay in maximum accommodation. As part of precautionary measures, a 100-member team of the National Disaster Management Force left Arakkonam for Kerala. They will be deployed in five districts.
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