Kochi: South West Monsoon reached Kerala three days late on June 4 with heavy rains predicted for four days with the Weather Department issuing season’s first Red alert in five northern districts.
Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur Kasaragod and Wayanad have been brought under red alert zone.
Orange alert has been sounded
in Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Kottayam,
Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, and Idukki are under Yellow alert, Asianet News reported.
Fishermen have been warned against going fishing in the sea.
Orange alert has been sounded in 11 districts in Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, wayanad, Kannur, Kasaragod for tomorrow while
Yellow alert is in force in Kollam, Alappuzha and Thiruvananthapuram on June 6.
