Archive · 24 Aug 2026
IMD Places Seven Kerala Districts Under Orange Rain Alert
Heavy rain is falling in many parts of Kerala.
The weather department has issued an orange alert for seven districts.
This means some places could receive very heavy rain within one day.
Seven other districts have received a yellow alert for heavy rain.
More districts are expected to remain under yellow alert on Tuesday.
Four districts will remain under yellow alert on Wednesday.
Officials have warned people in areas at risk of landslides and floods.
They may need to move to safer places if authorities tell them to.
The India Meteorological Department issued an orange alert for seven Kerala districts on Monday.
Idukki, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad and Kannur were forecast to receive very heavy rainfall.
The orange alert indicates isolated rainfall of 115.6 mm to 204.4 mm in 24 hours.
A yellow alert was issued for seven other districts, with heavy rainfall of 64.5 mm to 115.5 mm expected.
Authorities advised residents in landslide-, mudslide- and flash-flood-prone areas to move to safer locations when directed.
- Who
- The India Meteorological Department and local authorities issued the alerts and safety advice.
- What
- An orange alert was issued for seven Kerala districts amid heavy rain, while other districts received yellow alerts.
- When
- The orange alert was issued on Monday evening; forecasts and yellow alerts also cover Tuesday and Wednesday.
- Where
- Across Kerala, including Idukki, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad and Kannur.
- Why
- The alerts were issued because heavy to very heavy rainfall was reported and forecast across the state.
- Orange-alert districts
- Idukki, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad and Kannur
- Orange-alert rainfall
- Isolated very heavy rainfall of 115.6 mm to 204.4 mm in 24 hours
- Monday yellow-alert districts
- Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Palakkad and Kasaragod
- Yellow-alert rainfall
- Isolated heavy rainfall of 64.5 mm to 115.5 mm in 24 hours
- Tuesday yellow-alert districts
- Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad
- Wednesday yellow-alert districts
- Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Idukki and Ernakulam
- Safety advice
- Residents in landslide-, mudslide- and flash-flood-prone areas were advised to move to safer locations as directed.