<p>Thiruvananthapuram: Several parts of <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/kerala">Kerala</a> are expected to receive heavy rainfall on Thursday with the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/imd">India Meteorological Department (IMD)</a> issuing an orange alert in four districts of the state for the day.</p>.<p>The IMD sounded the orange alert in Kollam, Ernakulam, Idukki and Thrissur districts.</p>.<p>The weather department also issued a yellow alert in eight districts of the state for the day.</p>.Rains lash Tamil Nadu, schools closed in many districts.<p>An orange alert means very heavy rain (6 cm to 20 cm). A yellow alert means heavy rainfall between 6 and 11 cm.</p>.<p>The IMD further said that there was a possibility of light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorms in some parts of the state in the next five days. Besides that, there was a possibility of very heavy rainfall in some parts of the state on Thursday, it said. </p>
<p>Thiruvananthapuram: Several parts of <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/kerala">Kerala</a> are expected to receive heavy rainfall on Thursday with the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/imd">India Meteorological Department (IMD)</a> issuing an orange alert in four districts of the state for the day.</p>.<p>The IMD sounded the orange alert in Kollam, Ernakulam, Idukki and Thrissur districts.</p>.<p>The weather department also issued a yellow alert in eight districts of the state for the day.</p>.Rains lash Tamil Nadu, schools closed in many districts.<p>An orange alert means very heavy rain (6 cm to 20 cm). A yellow alert means heavy rainfall between 6 and 11 cm.</p>.<p>The IMD further said that there was a possibility of light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorms in some parts of the state in the next five days. Besides that, there was a possibility of very heavy rainfall in some parts of the state on Thursday, it said. </p>