Heavy rains hit the nation, rain alerts in many states
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New Delhi: Dark clouds say just one thing—heavy rains are ready to fall. It is the same for Kerala too.
The state has not seen any respite from rains for several days that left schools closed most of the last week.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued an orange across the state except for capital Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam; Malabar districts of Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod remain the worst-hit.
The lashing monsoon has not yet caused a flood crisis in Kerala, nevertheless the state is on high alert against repeating the worst it has experienced several times in the past.
However, some of the other Indian states lying in the path of monsoon are hardly as lucky as Kerala over the weekend.
From the hill state of Uttarakhand to southern state of Telangana, heavy monsoon rains lay waste to the land from heavy floods and landslips.
The Dakshina Kannada region of Kerala's neighbouring Karnataka is under the heavy spell of rains with several areas remain inundated.
Nethravati River in Bantwal taluk of the district has swollen to the danger level of 8.5 metres on Sunday.
Assam is still reeling from rains and floods, which precipitated an evacuation of crisis involving thousands, with rains and floods affecting more than four million people of the state.
Reports of heavy downpour that began pounding Gujarat and Maharashtra over the weekend suggest a repeat of worst scenario again.
Responding to the worsening situation, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for parts of Telangana and Maharashtra.
The continuing rains in Gujarat left most the state's rivers above the danger mark, leading to waterlogging and inundation in low-lying areas in several parts of the south Gujarat.
A total of 3,250 people have been evacuated in the state including 400 in Chhotaudaipur, 550 in Navsari and 470 in Valsad, according to India Today.
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has directed all district collectors to get ready for more evacuations.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday predicted heavy to very heavy rains alongside occasional gully-washers in south Gujarat's districts of Dang, Navsari and Valsad in the next five days.
The government is reportedly fully on alert to face the situation deploying 13 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams and 16 State Disaster Response Force (SDRF).
Continuing rains in Maharashtra claimed nine lives as well as flooding low-lying areas in the last 24 hours.
The state's four sub-divisions reported excess or normal rainfall. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued orange alert for Mumbai for the next three days.
As heavy rains continue to pound Telangana, the state administration declared three days of holidays for schools from July 11.
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao directed administrative departments to take safety measures after the orange alert has been issued for the state.