Thiruvananthapuram: Heavy rains lashed a number of components of Kerala on Sunday as a consequence of a low strain within the Arabian Sea, prompting the Met division to concern an orange alert for 2 districts of the state.
Locations in Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam and Thrissur districts obtained heavy rainfall after a low strain was shaped beneath the affect of a cyclonic circulation over Southeast and adjoining East Central Arabian Sea.
Additionally, fishermen have been suggested to not enterprise into the ocean within the subsequent 48 hours.
The Met division has issued an orange alert (warning of heavy rainfall) in Kollam and Alapupuzha districts, warning of heavy rainfall and yellow alert in 10 districts and Lakshadweep islands.
The India Meteorological Division (IMD) additionally issued yellow alerts for 10 different districts barring Palakkad, Wayanad and Kasargod.
“Underneath the affect of the cyclonic circulation over Southeast and adjoining Eastcentral Arabian Sea, a Low Strain Space has shaped over Southeast and adjoining Eastcentral Arabian Sea within the morning of at present (September 6). It is extremely more likely to transfer barely northwards in the course of the subsequent 48 hours and weaken thereafter,” an IMD assertion mentioned right here.
The IMD has predicted that sea can be tough close to shore and the low-lying areas of Kollam, Alappuzha, Kochi, Ponnani, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasargod and these areas could expertise surges (gushing of sea water) intermittently within the subsequent three days (September 7 to September 9) because of the impact of excessive interval swell waves, having 2.Zero-2.7 metres peak.
IMD officers mentioned the state could expertise extraordinarily heavy rains and winds in Kerala because of the low strain shaped within the Arabian sea close to Kerala coast.
In view of the prediction of tough sea alongside the Kerala coast, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday appealed to fishermen to not enterprise out to sea within the subsequent 48 hours.
The Climate Division has additionally predicted tough sea close to shore and the low mendacity areas of Amini, Kavaratti and Kiltan Islands of Lakshadweep.