Heavy rain in state today; Yellow alert sounded in various districts

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Widespread rain is likely to lash the state on Thursday. Yellow alert has been sounded in eleven districts. The yellow alert was issued in Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod.

Yellow alert has been declared in Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam and Idukki tomorrow and in Ernakulam, Thrissur, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod the day after tomorrow. The Central Meteorological Department has warned fishermen not to venture into the sea until Saturday.