<p>Thiruvananthapuram: Incessant rains in Kerala caused minor mudslides and flooding of homes in Kozhikode district along with waterlogging of low-lying areas and rise in water levels of various rivers in other parts of the state on Thursday.</p>.<p>In Kasaragod district, the water level of various rivers, including Uppala, Manjeswaram, Madhur and Puthige, rose due to the heavy rains, prompting authorities to warn people living on the banks of these rivers to be vigilant.</p>.<p>Similar warnings were issued by authorities with regard to the Korapuzha and Kuttiady rivers in Kozhikode, Perumba in Kannur and Kabani in Wayanad districts of the state.</p>.Landslide on NH 75 brings traffic to grinding halt along Bengaluru-Mangaluru route.<p>As the rains continued, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday upgraded the orange alert in Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod districts to red.</p>.<p>It also upgraded the yellow alert in Thrissur, Palakkad and Malappuram districts to orange.</p>.<p>A red alert indicates heavy to extremely heavy rain of over 20 cm in 24 hours, while an orange alert means very heavy rain of 11 cm to 20 cm, and a yellow alert means heavy rainfall between 6 cm and 11 cm.</p>.<p>The IMD also issued a red alert for the northern districts of Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod for the next three days, for Kozhikode district on July 19 and 20 and for Malappuram district on July 20.</p>
<p>Thiruvananthapuram: Incessant rains in Kerala caused minor mudslides and flooding of homes in Kozhikode district along with waterlogging of low-lying areas and rise in water levels of various rivers in other parts of the state on Thursday.</p>.<p>In Kasaragod district, the water level of various rivers, including Uppala, Manjeswaram, Madhur and Puthige, rose due to the heavy rains, prompting authorities to warn people living on the banks of these rivers to be vigilant.</p>.<p>Similar warnings were issued by authorities with regard to the Korapuzha and Kuttiady rivers in Kozhikode, Perumba in Kannur and Kabani in Wayanad districts of the state.</p>.Landslide on NH 75 brings traffic to grinding halt along Bengaluru-Mangaluru route.<p>As the rains continued, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday upgraded the orange alert in Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod districts to red.</p>.<p>It also upgraded the yellow alert in Thrissur, Palakkad and Malappuram districts to orange.</p>.<p>A red alert indicates heavy to extremely heavy rain of over 20 cm in 24 hours, while an orange alert means very heavy rain of 11 cm to 20 cm, and a yellow alert means heavy rainfall between 6 cm and 11 cm.</p>.<p>The IMD also issued a red alert for the northern districts of Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod for the next three days, for Kozhikode district on July 19 and 20 and for Malappuram district on July 20.</p>