Thiruvananthapuram: There is a possibility of widespread heavy rain (RAIN) in the state today. The rains are likely to come under the influence of Cyclone Dana which has formed in the Bay of Bengal. In view of this situation, yellow alert has been declared in 10 districts today.
The Central Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rain at isolated places in the districts except Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kasaragod and Alappuzha today. Yellow alert has also been issued in Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam and Idukki districts tomorrow.
A cyclonic circulation over the Karnataka coast in the central-eastern Arabian Sea and another cyclonic circulation over Tamil Nadu are influencing rainfall in Kerala. As a result of all this, the weather department has informed that rain with thunder and lightning will continue in Kerala for a week.
Meanwhile, the governments of Odisha and West Bengal have started evacuating people from the danger-prone areas following the Cyclone Dana warning. Educational institutions in cyclone-prone areas will remain closed. Several trains have been canceled in West Bengal and Odisha. Wind gusts of 100 to 110 kmph may occur during the first hour of the cyclone. According to the forecast, the wind speed may reach up to 120 kmph. The Odisha government is trying to shift more than 10 lakh people from 3,000 villages in 14 districts to relief camps.
