THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Heavy rains with thunder are likely to lash the state in the next three days. Yellow alert has been sounded in nine districts. The yellow alert is in Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Idukki, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur, Wayanad and Kasaragod.

Cyclone off the coast of Andhra Pradesh in the Bay of Bengal would cause rain, assessed the office of the Meteorological department. Authorities warned fishermen not to go to the sea.