Cyclone Tauktae: Houses damaged, cracks develop in Valiyathura sea bridge as rain continues to batter Kerala
According to the weather department, the impact of the cyclone will be felt in the southeast, east-central & northeast Arabian Sea, Lakshadweep islands, Maldives area, triggering heavy rainfall in Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat and also the coastal & adjoining districts of all these states
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Roads damaged by high sea waves
Scores of houses were damaged, trees uprooted and power supply disrupted for hours across Kerala as incessant rains and strong winds continue to lash the state on Saturday even as severe sea incursion disrupted normal life in the coastal areas.
With downpour-induced damage, Kerala s coast bears brunt of cyclone Tauktae
The sea turned rough and tidal waves rose one metre high, displacing many families in the coastal areas and fully or partially damaging houses.
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A man searches for his belongings amid debris of his house at Kochuthope coastal village in Thiruvananthapuram following sea erosion. (Photo| Vincent Pulickal, EPS) By Express News Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: While the Southwest monsoon may take two more weeks to set in, heavy rain triggered by a depression in the Arabian Sea lashed the state for the second day on Friday, inundating several low-lying areas and causing widespread destruction.
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Kochi: A family try to wade through their flooded house due to heavy rain
Scores of houses were damaged, trees uprooted and power supply disrupted for hours across Kerala as incessant rains and strong winds continue to lash the state on Saturday even as severe sea incursion disrupted normal life in the coastal areas.
According to the latest update of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), a red alert, indicating the possibility of extremely heavy rains, was sounded in five northern districts of Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod.
Thunderstorm with moderate rainfall and gusty winds speed reaching 40 Kmph, is likely at one or two places in Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod districts, it added.
Scores of houses were damaged, trees uprooted and power supply disrupted for hours across Kerala as incessant rains and strong winds continue to lash the state on Saturday even as severe sea incursion disrupted normal life in the coastal areas. According to the latest update of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), a red alert, indicating the possibility of extremely heavy rains, was sounded in five northern districts of Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod. Thunderstorm with moderate rainfall and gusty winds speed reaching 40 Kmph, is likely at one or two places in Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod districts, it added.