Red Alert issued in 4 Kerala districts; CM urges people to be vigilant

TIL Desk/National/Kerala/ With heavy rains being forecast in Kerala between December 2 and 3 under the influence of a depression in the Bay of Bengal, a Red alert has been issued for four southern districts as Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan urged people to be extremely vigilant.

A Red alert, indicating heavy to very heavy rains of over 20 cm in 24 hours, has been sounded for Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathnamthitta and Alappuzha districts on December 3, while Orange alert (6 cm to 20 cm rains)for Kottayam, Ernakulam and Idukki districts the same day.

Orange alert has been issued for three districts, including Thiruvananthapuram, on December 2 and yellow alert (6-11 cm)for another three districts, including Alappuzha and Ernakulam.

An IMD forecast said a depression formed over the Bay of Bengal on Monday was likely to intensify into deep depression and progress as a cyclonic storm, following which the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA)issued Red alerts for the four southern districts.