Kochi: Heavy rains with high velocity gusts under the influence of low pressure caused widespread damage to property and loss to human lives, media reports said.
Stormy weather caused damage in plains and hilly areas, with cases falling of trees, inundation, and power outages were reported from across the state.
A 78-year-old person was killed when a tree fell on his house in Kannur on Friday night. house. One of his cows was also killed.
There were a number of cases of falling trees in the district on the National Highway near Pallikkunnu Road disrupting traffic on Saturday morning.
Uprooting of trees was reported from Palakkad.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that heavy rainfall, accompanied by strong winds with speeds reaching up to 50 kmph.
An orange alert has been sounded in Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad while all other districts are under a yellow alert.
The IMD predicted the southwest monsoon intensifying across Kerala until July 29 due to the influence of a low-pressure area in the west coast and a depression over the Bay of Bengal.
Rains drench Kerala
