Kerala Rains: IMD issues orange alert in five districts; dam shutters opened as water levels rise
Heavy rains continue to soak Kerala, with the IMD issuing an orange alert for five districts: Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Idukki, Malappuram, and Wayanad. Extremely heavy rain of the order of 11 cm to 20 cm in the next 24 hours is expected in these regions. Due to heavy rainfall, river levels have gone up, water-logging has…