Isolated heavy rainfall forecast in 7 districts today
Four people died in rainrelated incidents in Kerala as the central and northern districts recorded widespread rainfall through Sunday night and Monday. Two persons died in separate incidents in Kasaragod district. A 37yearold resident of Madhur panchayat, identified as Chandrasekhar, died after falling into a waterfilled pit in a field on Sunday night. K. Sudhan, a 50 yearold from Chervathur village, died after falling off a check dam. In Thiruvananthapuram, a 61yearold fisherman died after a boat carrying six capsized in the waters off Thumba. He was identified as Abraham Kora, hailing from Thumba. The other crew members escaped unhurt. The boat had reportedly set out to sea ignoring a 48hour ban on fishing imposed by the district administration following a rough seas alert issued by the IMD. The body of a man, who had gone missing on Friday while bathing in a stream in Malappuram district, was recovered on Monday. He was identified as Jitheesh, 28. The Fire and Rescue Services have also launched a search for another man, who reportedly jumped into the Bharathapuzha on Monday. Meanwhile in Idukki district, locals rescued five children, three women and a man who fell off a countrymade raft after it was caught in strong river currents. The incident occurred at Kurathikudi when they attempted to rescue a person who had fallen overboard. But all of them managed to hold on to the raft. In Kannur, 23 families have been relocated following heavy rain. Five relief camps have been opened in the district. The State recorded heavy rainfall over the weekend under the influence of a low pressure area that formed in the Bay of Bengal. Isolated heavy rainfall has been forecast in Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur, and Kasaragod on Tuesday. The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services has issued a high wave alert for the Kerala coast.
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September 22, 2020
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