Monsoon rain in Trivandrum
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Thiruvananthapuram: The monsoon has once again gained strength across Kerala with most districts receiving heavy rains over the past two days. Three rain related deaths were also reported on Sunday.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has sounded a red alert in five districts in north Kerala on Sunday and Monday.
Orange alerts were sounded in all other districts. Red alert was sounded in Kasargod, Kannur, Wayanad, Kozhikode and Malappuram.
The disaster management authorities have also sounded alert against the chances of rivers breaching the banks. People living in calamity prone areas were advised to shift to safer places.
Rain related deaths were reported from Pathanamthitta, Kannur and Kottayam district.
While two persons died after drowning at Konni on Pathanamthitta and Azhikode in Kannur, a two-wheeler rider died after a tree uprooted and fell over him at Cheruvally in Kottayam.