Orange alert issued in Kerala, heavy rainfall leads to waterlogging in the state

An Orange alert has also been issued in eight districts for August 2, 12 for August 3 and 12 on August 4, according to an IMD district rainfall forecast.

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   Amid heavy rainfall, an orange alert has been issued in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam and Idukki districts of Kerala for August 1. (Photo: Nitin RK)

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   Heavy rains have left Kochi's MG Road, the main arterial road of the city, waterlogged. (Photo: Nitin RK)

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   Motorists wade through a waterlogged street. An Orange alert has also been issued in eight districts for August 2, 12 for August 3 and 12 on August 4, according to an IMD district rainfall forecast. (Photo: Nitin RK)

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   As downpour continues to lash Kerala, Monday has been declared a holiday for educational institutions in some parts of the state. District Collectors of Pathanamthitta and Kollam declared August 1 as a holiday for educational institutions in certain taluks in their respective districts. (Photo: Nitin RK)

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   In Ernakulam all departments have been directed to be prepared and fishermen have been instructed not to go to sea, the control room of the district said. (Photo: Nitin RK)

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   Rainfall on Sunday also led to the death of three members of a family after a car fell into a canal. (Photo: Nitin RK)