According to sources just a month after the state of Kerala was hit by heavy rains and floods, causing heavy destruction to human lives and property the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday has announced that heavy rains are predicted in five districts of the state on September 25 and 26. Reports added the Chief Minister’s Office took to Twitter to announce that a yellow alert has been declared in the districts of Pathanamthitta, Idukki and Wayanad on September 25 while Palakkad, Thrissur, Idukki and Wayanad districts will be on yellow alert on September 26.
Accordingly yellow alert is the first weather alert to notify the people living in disaster-prone areas to take precautionary measures. Furthermore this alert is for weather conditions that do not pose any immediate threat to the people living in that area but is more like an alert to inform them and make them aware of the conditions so that they are prepared. CMO office in their tweet said “MeT department Centre has predicted heavy rainfall (64.4mm to 124.4mm) in these districts”.
Moreover CMO Kerala also went on to say, “The
State Disaster Management Authority has instructed district authorities to be
on alert and directed them to take necessary precautions.” Recently Kerala
witnessed heavy rains, floods and landslides since the month of July, but the
worst phase of the monsoon began on August 8 and this lasted till about the end
of the month, which resulted in the death of more than 450 people, displacing
lakhs of people and destruction of houses and property of many.