After lean June, incessant rain batters Kerala

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fter a rain-deficient June recorded the poorest monsoon in the past 47 years, July appears to be different for Kerala as heavy and incessant rain continue to batter the state throwing life out gear.

In the wake of the downpour, several schools in the state have declared a holiday on Tuesday as a preventive measure.

The India Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rain in the state in the coming five days.

On Tuesday, Orange alert was sounded in ten of the 14 districts, while Idukki and Kannur were placed on two on Red alert.

Alappuzha, Ernakulam and Pathanamthitta are the worst hit districts which are seeing heavy rains.

All educational institutions at Ernakulam and Pathanamthitta are closed while at Kasargod, only the colleges are functioning.

โœ”๏ธ After lean June, incessant rain batters Kerala

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