Kerala places five districts under two-day extreme-rain alert
Authorities warn flooding and landslides could quickly threaten vulnerable communities.
Overview
Kerala’s rain warning has risen from heavy rain across the state to a two-day threat of very heavy rain. Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad are under on October 25. Idukki and Palakkad will be under on October 26. Very heavy rain means more than 204.4 mm in 24 hours. show that other districts may also receive intense rain.
The rain could quickly flood areas, fill streets with water, swell streams and trigger . Hills and low-lying areas face the greatest risk. Authorities advise people to avoid unnecessary travel, rivers, waterfalls and other water bodies. People in hills at risk of or areas at risk of floods should move to safer places if conditions worsen. No later rain totals, evacuations, travel problems or deaths had been confirmed.
Timeline
Idukki and Palakkad enter the second day of Kerala's extreme-rain warning
The second red-alert window applied to Idukki and Palakkad as the forecast focus moved south and east. The available reports did not confirm later rainfall totals, casualties, evacuations or transport disruption, so no further incident is added to the timeline.
Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad enter the first day of the red-alert period
The first three-district began in Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad. Residents faced the forecast possibility of more than 204.4 mm of rain in 24 hours, with authorities maintaining warnings about flash floods, landslides, waterlogging and unsafe travel.
KSDMA tells residents in vulnerable areas to move to safer locations when necessary
People living in landslide-prone hills and flood-prone low-lying areas were told to relocate to safer places if conditions deteriorated. The advice reflected the possibility that overflowing streams, waterlogging or slope failures could develop quickly during intense rain.
KSDMA advises residents to avoid travel and dangerous water and hill areas
Authorities advised people to avoid non-essential travel and stay away from rivers, other , waterfalls and hilly areas while warnings remained in force. The guidance aimed to reduce exposure to sudden flooding, unstable slopes and rapidly changing road conditions.
KSDMA warns that intense rain could trigger flash floods and landslides
The warned that intense rainfall in a short period could cause , overflowing streams, urban and low-lying waterlogging, landslides and . Hilly areas and flood-prone low-lying locations were identified as particularly exposed.
IMD places Idukki and Palakkad under red alert for October 26
The highest-level warning shifted to Idukki and Palakkad for October 26. The two-day alert therefore covered five districts, moving the most severe forecast risk from northern Kerala on October 25 to central and eastern districts the following day.
IMD issues an orange alert for Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad for October 25
The IMD forecast very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall of at isolated places in Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad on October 25. The available official bulletin lists an , not a red alert, for the districts.[3]
IMD expands orange and yellow warnings across Kerala as rainfall risk grows
The warning map placed several districts under orange alerts, including parts of northern, central and southern Kerala. Other districts remained under lower-level warnings, showing that intense localised rain could affect areas beyond the districts later placed under red alert.
IMD forecasts widespread heavy rain across Kerala before the red alerts
The forecast rain or thundershowers at most places in Kerala on October 25 and at many places on October 26. Earlier district warnings included for heavy to very heavy rain, creating the wider risk period that preceded the red alerts.