Heavy rain alert in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued heavy rain alert in parts of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu on Tuesday.
A heavy rain alert has been issued for parts of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu on Tuesday.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued orange and yellow alerts for parts of south interior Karnataka including Kodagu and Mysuru. A red alert, however, has been issued for coastal Karnataka till Wednesday.
For the past few days, torrential rains in north interior Karnataka has wreaked havoc as many rivers, rivulets and small streams are in spate, reminiscent of the floods in August this year.
The affected districts are Dharwad, Belagavi, Kalaburagi, Gadag, Vijayapura, Bagalkote, Shivamogga and Chikkamagaluru, where water has gushed into houses and government buildings, including schools and banks in low-lying areas.
Belagavi, yet to recover from the flood-fury two months ago, once again bore the brunt of the heavy downpour.
The Meteorological department recorded 58.1 mm rain from Sunday evening to Monday morning in Belagavi.
Rainwater gushed into many houses in low-lying areas in Chikkodi and some other places, forcing people to take shelter on roof-tops.
Meanwhile, a red alert has been sounded for four districts in Kerala on Tuesday. The red alert is a call to immediately take preventive steps to evacuate people from vulnerable areas to shelter camps and provide others with emergency kits.
According to the Indian Meteorological Department, squally weather is very likely over the east-central and adjoining southeast Arabian Sea along with.
Fishermen have been advised not to put to sea due to rough seas.
In Thiruvananthapuram district, in hilly and coastal areas restriction has been imposed for tourism-related activities in the next 24 hours, sources said as per news agency PTI report.
In Tamil Nadu, heavy rainfall has been predicted by IMD in Coimbatore district.
Earlier on Monday, landslips were reported at least in 10 places in Nilgiris district with rains lashing the district during the last couple of days, particularly in Coonoor, disrupting the movement of vehicles.
The road traffic was paralysed as landslips occurred at three places, near Wellington. However, the highway department swung into action and managed to clear the debris.
A similar landslip occurred at Kundah bridge, officials said.
(With PTI inputs)