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Tauktae likely to turn into ‘very severe cyclonic storm’, says IMD; red alert in 5 Kerala districts
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a meeting to review preparations for the cyclone later on Saturday. Updated An hour ago Residents carry belongings as they move away from the sea shore, after a red alert due to the formation of Cyclone Tauktae, at Baypore in Kozhikode on Friday. | PTI
The India Meteorological Department on Saturday said that Cyclone Tauktae was expected to turn into a “very severe cyclonic storm” in the next 12 hours and move north-northwestwards and reach near Gujarat coast by the morning of May 18.
: In view of heavy rainfall warning, Kerala was put on high alert on Friday with the government opening relief camps and shifting people living in low-lying areas to safer places as rains were lashing several parts of the state since Thursday night. The shutters of the Aruvikkara dam here were opened Thursday night due to heavy inflow and continuous downpour resulted in the Karamana and Killi rivers in the state capital to overflow. Several people, living on the banks of these rivers, and low-lying areas were shifted to safer places and relief camps as a precautionary measure, authorities here said.
Heavy rains and sea incursion: Kerala on high vigil
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Last Updated: May 14, 2021, 01:47 PM IST
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The shutters of the Aruvikkara dam here were opened Thursday night due to heavy inflow and continuous downpour resulted in the Karamana and Killi rivers in the state capital to overflow.
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In view of heavy rainfall warning, Kerala was put on high alert on Friday with the government opening relief camps and shifting people living in low-lying areas to safer places as rains were lashing several parts of the state since Thursday night.
The shutters of the Aruvikkara dam here were opened Thursday night due to heavy inflow and continuous downpour resulted in the Karamana and Killi rivers in the state capital to overflow.
Kerala to get weather inputs from private agencies during the 2021 southwest monsoon season as well
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The southwest monsoon season in Kerala lasts from June 1 to September 30.
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People affect by flooding along Kerala’s Chellanam coast leaving their houses for safer places on Friday. Kerala will continue to get weather inputs from private weather agencies during the upcoming southwest monsoon season.
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The southwest monsoon season in Kerala lasts from June 1 to September 30.
Last year, terming the inputs from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) inadequate, the State government had permitted the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) under the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) to access inputs from private players in addition to the IMD forecasts.