KOTTAYAM: Weather forecasts warn of heavy rainfall and thunderstorms in the state. The influence of the seasonal rains in October-November and the cyclonic circulation will intensify the rainfall in the state. Isolated very heavy rainfall is also predicted.

The forecast is for ten districts from Thiruvananthapuram to Malappuram. The notification predicts isolated very heavy rainfall in the southern districts.

Meanwhile, a householder was killed after he was struck by a lightning bolt at Teekoy in Kottayam. The deceased, Mathew, 62, was killed at his house. The area was having heavy rainfall when the lightning struck.

Also, a young man drowned in the Vamanapuram river in Thiruvananthapuram when he entered the river to bathe. The deceased is identified as Vipin, 30, of Panayamuttom.