IMD Issues Red Alert in Three Kerala Districts as Strengthening Low-Pressure System Boosts Monsoon Winds
Red alert for three districts – Kannur, Wayanad and Kozhikode – and orange alert for remaining districts except Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam and Alappuzha where yellow alert has been sounded
A low-pressure is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday (May 27, 2025), strengthening the flow of monsoon winds.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for three districts – Kannur, Wayanad and Kozhikode – and an orange alert for the remaining districts except Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam and Alappuzha where a yellow alert has been issued warning of isolated heavy rains for the day.
Though the red alert has been issued for the three districts, extreme rainfall is unlikely in these districts. The alert was issued taking into account the cumulative impact of the rain that lashed the region the previous day. However, like in other districts where the orange alert has been sounded, very heavy rainfall is likely in the districts put on red alert, according to an IMD briefing.
Meanwhile, the heavy rain pummeling Kerala for the past few days abated slightly on Tuesday, bringing respite to people facing the fury of the monsoon, especially in north and central Kerala.
Rough sea conditions
However, rain-related woes and rough sea conditions remained unabated.
Train traffic was disrupted for the third consecutive day in various parts of the State after trees and roofs of houses fell onto the railway tracks in the rain accompanied by heavy winds on Monday night and in the early hours of Tuesday.
Traffic was disrupted for more than six hours after trees and roofs of houses fell on the Nallalam-Areekad railway track in Kozhikode. Following this, services of several trains to and from northern Kerala were delayed.
Train traffic was also disrupted for about four hours in the Ernakulam stretch after a tree fell onto the railway track near the Ambattu Kavil Metro Station in Ernakulam. The branches of a banyan tree near the track fell around 8 p.m. on Monday night, damaging the overhead electric lines on two tracks. The schedules of several trains were rearranged after the tree fall.
Meanwhile, Thalassery and Ayyankunnu in Kannur recorded the highest rainfall of 17 cm each during the last 24 hours ending at 8.30 a.m. on Tuesday, followed by Peerumedu in Idukki and Vythiri in Wayanad with 16 cm each.
Meanwhile, a 44-year-old man died after being caught in heavy currents while fishing in a swollen stream at Thenkurissi near Palakkad on Tuesday. Ramesh, son of Ramankutty from Thenkurissi, was caught in the gushing waters while fishing along with his friends on Monday.
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