Kerala rain: Ernakulam and Alappuzha colleges and schools are closed today; a class six student dies

Kerala is expected to receive a lot of rain, and the India Meteorological Department has issued red and orange alerts for two districts.Due to the impending severe rain, all educational facilities—including professional colleges—in the districts of Ernakulam and Alappuzha would be closed on Tuesday. Kerala is expected to receive a lot of rain, and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued red and orange alerts for two districts.Kannur and Idukki districts in Kerala received red alerts from the Met department, while Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, and Kasaragod districts in the state received orange alerts. Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam districts in the state received yellow alerts.

The chief minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan, encouraged residents to exercise caution and stay away from rivers, mountainous areas, and trips to the beach as heavy rains pounded the state on Monday, resulting in a girl’s death.According to Onmanorama, the district collector in Ernakulam advised Kendriya Vidyalaya to close on Tuesday in addition to CBSE and ICSE institutions.An orange signal denotes very heavy rain between 6 cm and 20 cm, while a red alert indicates heavy to extremely heavy rain of exceeding 20 cm in 24 hours. A yellow signal denotes 6 to 11 cm of significant rainfall.