Heavy rains likely to lash Kerala on May 14, 15; Red alert sounded
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Synopsis Red Alert! 14 May - Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, 15 May - Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, Kasargod. Follow guidelines issued by @KeralaSDMA , Vijayan tweeted, hours after the IMD issued a warning and said that the low pressure area over the Arabian Sea is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by May 16, which may bring heavy rainfall in some parts of Kerala.
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Authorities have banned fishing in the sea till the situation becomes normal.
Authorities have sounded red alert in three districts of Kerala on May 14 and five districts on May 15, indicating the possibility of extremely heavy rains under the influence of a low pressure area over the Arabian Sea.
Heavy rains likely to lash Kerala on May 14,15; Thiruvananthapuram on red alert PTI
Updated May 14, 2021, 12:11 am IST
The IMD said the low pressure is very likely to become well marked over Lakshadweep area by Friday morning
Authorities have banned fishing in the sea till the situation becomes normal. (PTI)
Thiruvananthapuram: Authorities have sounded red alert in three districts of Kerala on May 14 and five districts on May 15, indicating the possibility of extremely heavy rains under the influence of a low pressure area over the Arabian Sea. In a tweet, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan asked authorities and people to follow the guidelines issued by the state disaster management authority.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the low pressure is very likely to become well marked over Lakshadweep area by Friday morning, concentrate into a depression over the same region by Saturday morning
Owing to the rough weather condition, the Kerala government has requested everyone to follow safety guidelines issued by the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority.
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Medical oxygen cylinders being unloaded at the General Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram. File
| Photo Credit: MAHINSHA S An incident response system exclusively to monitor the supply of oxygen is on the cards in all districts to effectively handle the emergency situations in various government and private hospitals which are dealing with the increasing number of COVID-19 patients.
The model, adopted by the Kozhikode District administration as part of its newly released 18-point COVID-19 Surge Management Plan, will be considered for implementation in the first phase.