Updated on August 15, 2018: Kerala floods which were already at their worst have worsened all the more as heavy to extremely heavy rains lashed the state during the last 24 hours. In fact, Karipur recorded a whopping 210 mm of rains, Kozhikode 197 mm, Kochi 172 mm, Thrissur 141 mm, Thiruvananthapuram 139 mm, Kannur 137 mm, Punalur 107 mm, Alappuzha 96 mm.
Red alert has been issued in many districts of the state after heavy rains. In fact, Kochi Airport has suspended its operations till Saturday, i.e., August 18 as water inflow over the runway only increases due to heavy rains. Thus, tourists remain stuck at the state and are now looking for alternatives to reach their homes.
Dam waters are overflowing as water levels of Periyar has gone up in many places in the Idukki region. Landslips has been reported at least 10 spots on the Neriamangalam-Idukki road, between Pambla and Cheruthoni. Red alert has been issued in Thrissur while orange alert has been sounded in the capital city, Thiruvananthapuram.
The water level at Idukki is at 2398.90 ft due to which water of 10 lakh litres per second is being released. Two gates have been opened at 2 m height while remaining 3 are at 2.3 meters. Since morning, 33 dams have been opened and most shutters of dams have been raised. In Kozhikode, educational institutions remain closed tomorrow.
Published on August 14, 2018: Kerala floods which had been wreaking havoc over the state continue to affect God’s own country even now. However, there has been some respite from the ongoing rains during the last 24 hours and showers have been moderate only. In fact, heavy showers have remained far away from the state.
The death toll over the state has risen to a whopping 39. Northern parts have seen some rainfall activity which has further aggravated the situation in the state of Kerala. Yesterday, landslides have also been reported in some parts of the state.
So far, the complete damage has been reported for more than 20,000 houses, 10,000 km of roads have been destroyed. Not only this, at least 30,000 people are still in relief camps across the state due to heavy rains lashing the state for the past week now.
Now, a fresh Monsoon surge from the Arabian Sea is coming up along with which a cyclonic circulation is also persisting off the Kerala Coast. Both these features will further enhance rainfall activities over the state.
Due to this, during the next few days, rains are expected to be heavy as well in some parts of the state of Kerala. Residents of the state who are already witnessing enough are expected to watch out for some more rains.
Flood situation will be aggravated all the more over the state which will be disastrous for the state which has already seen enough.
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