​​​​​​KALPETTA: The District Collector has declared holiday for educational institutions in Wayanad district tomorrow. The holiday is applicable to institutions including professional colleges, ICSE, CBSE schools and Anganwadis in the district.

Orange alert has been declared in districts of Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod. Heavy rainfall continues in the northern districts for the past four days. Several areas in Pala in Nileswaram Municipality, Kasargod and low-lying areas of Madhur Panchayat were water-logged. Many areas are under flood threat. Rivers are overflowing. In the last 10 days, Kasaragod district received 824 mm of rain.