Over 100 mm of rain in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday disrupted daily life as various pockets of the city got massively waterlogged. According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, rain woes are likely to continue in Thiruvananthapuram for atleast another 24 hours.
Heavy rain lashed the capital for close to six hours on Tuesday. Rain started to occur from 12 in the noon and continued till 5 in the evening. Thiruvananthapuram city recorded 7 cm of rain, while 5 cm of rain was recorded at Thiruvananthapuram airport.
Incidents of wall collapse were reported from Thycaud and Nanthencode areas of the city as heavy rain was accompanied by gusty winds of over 50 kmph. According to media reports, some houses near Mudippura Devi temple near Kallampally were on the verge of collapsing. However, no casualties were reported from the district.
Heavy rain was not only witnessed in Thiruvananthapuram but several places in the state also recorded good amounts of rain. Kottayam recorded 84.2 mm of rain, Alapuzha – 46 mm, Punalur – 68.4 mm, Kozhikode – 8.6 mm, Kochi – 11. 8 mm and Kannur – 0.4 mm.
“The low pressure system near Sri Lanka is likely to persist for couple of days more. Rainfall could be more in Kerala and less in Tamil Nadu now. Thiruvananthapuram could continue to receive good amounts of rain tomorrow”, says G.P Sharma of Skymet Meteorology Division in India.
The normal rainfall figure in Thiruvananthapuram for the month of May is 198 mm, while the city has already recorded close to 175 mm of rain. “Since the start of May, there has been continuous rain in the city. And if it continues to rain like this then the rainfall figures will easily be in excess”, added G.P Sharma.
The table below shows the amount of rain received in Thiruvananthapuram from 1st May till now:
| Days | Rainfall |
| 1-May | 29 mm |
| 2-May | Trace |
| 3-May | 1 mm |
| 4-May | 0.2 mm |
| 5-May | 12 mm |
| 6-May | 31 mm |
| 7-May | 102.2 mm |
As rainfall occurred, maximum temperature in the city dropped from 33⁰C on 5th May to 28.6⁰C on 6th May. The minimum however, sustained at 23.7⁰C.
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