THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Indian Meteorological department has warned that heavy rain and thunder will occur in many places, including Idukki. An orange alert has been declared in Idukki today.
Nine districts namely Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad are on yellow alert. Rain will continue tomorrow as well. Nine districts including Idukki are on yellow alert tomorrow. The rains are due to the strengthening of the low pressure that has formed over the northeast coast of Sri Lanka in the Bay of Bengal. A ban on fishing has been imposed on the Kerala coast on Saturday and Sunday.