The India Meteorological Department on Monday sounded a red alert between December 2 and December 3 in four districts of Kerala as the state is expected to receive heavy rainfall. Heavy rain is also expected in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and south coastal Andhra Pradesh till December 3, the weather department said.
A red alert, indicating “heavy to very heavy rains” of over 20 cm in 24 hours, has been sounded for Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha districts on December 3. In Kottayam, Ernakulam and Idukki, an orange alert was sounded for the same day. The orange alert indicates that authorities should be prepared to take action.
An orange alert has been issued for three districts, including Thiruvananthapuram, on December 2, as well. Besides, a yellow alert for three other districts – Kottayam, Alappuzha and Ernakulam – was also sounded.
An IMD forecast said a depression formed over the Bay of Bengal on Monday was likely to intensify into deep…