Monsoon Tracker: IMD issues red alert for 4 Kerala districts. Know more about forecast

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The India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for three districts of Kerala on Wednesday. Heavy rains have led to waterlogging, uprooting of trees, and damages to residential and commercial buildings in several parts of the state. The Met department has forecast moderate to extreme rainfall in the state for the next three to five days.

"The State Emergency Operation Centre has been operationalized with representatives from various departments and the National Disaster Response Force," Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said in a Facebook post on Tuesday. The IMD has issued a red alert for Idukki district on Wednesday as well as an orange alert for Pathanamthitta, Kottayam Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod districts. An yellow alert has been issued for Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam districts.

Heavy rain lashed many parts of Kerala on Wednesday resulting in   IMD issues red alert in Idukki district for today. Orange alert in Pathanamthitta, Kottayam Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod districts. Yellow alert in Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam districts.

For tomorrow, Orange alert in Idukki, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod districts. Yellow alert in Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur and Palakkad districts.   (With inputs from agencies)