Since the evening of July 4 in Kerala, there has been continuous, torrential rain, which has caused one fatality and widespread property damage. While a structure in the Anchangadi neighbourhood of Thrissur, Kerala, slid into the sea, the 150-year-old security wall at the back of the Kannur Central Jail collapsed.
The wall of the Kannur Central Jail apparently collapsed on Wednesday at a distance of 30 metres. Following learning of the event, a revenue team headed by ADM KK Divakaran arrived at the scene.
As a result of flooded highways, rising water levels in rivers and dams, and residential damage from uprooted trees, the rains have put an end to life in many locations. In 12 of the state’s 14 districts, an orange warning was sounded for the day.
With the exception of Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an Orange advisory for the entire day for all districts in Kerala.
The IMD forecast at 10 AM indicates that the following several days will likely see a decrease in the intensity of the rainfall.
A life was lost, however, when an autorickshaw overturned into a creek that was swollen with precipitation in the Pathanamthitta district and the victim could not escape from underneath the car due to the state’s extensive damage from the severe rainfall since Tuesday night.
The fire department and other rescue workers are still looking for a 68-year-old man who was washed away in a river that was overflowing in the Thamarassery taluk of the Kozhikode district on Tuesday.
People were displaced and moved to relief camps as a result of the rains’ damage to dwellings in different areas of the state.
Schools, particularly those designated as relief camps, colleges, and other educational institutions in several areas were forced to close today as a result of the severe rainfall.
The officials had to gradually open their shutters to let water downstream as the levels in the state’s numerous rivers climbed, which also caused a rise in the water in some dams.
After the water levels in the two dams reached Red alert levels in Idukki, a few shutters of the Kallarkutty and Pambla dams were opened from 12.30 AM onward to release 300 cumecs and 500 cumecs of water, respectively.
The district administration gave residents who lived near the Periyar and Muthirapuzha rivers advice to exercise caution and be prepared to leave their homes in case the water entered their residences.
The Kavanakkallu Regulator-cum-Bridge (RCB), which spans the river Chaliyar in the Malappuram district, had all of its shutters open as well.
For the purpose of releasing water, the shutters of the Karikkayam and Ullunkal dams across the Kakkad River as well as the Maniyar dam across the Kakkattar River in the Pathanamthitta district were opened this morning.
A high-level conference of revenue officials, including district collectors, was conducted on Tuesday to examine the situation because the state is still experiencing heavy rainfall.
