Heavy monsoon rains continue to wreak havoc across Kerala, with the death toll rising to 15 while seven people remain missing. The state government has intensified rescue and relief operations as flooding and landslides affected several districts.

Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan reviewed the situation with senior officials and said more than 11,000 people have been shifted to relief camps across the state.

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Death toll rises to 15

According to the Chief Minister, the rain-related deaths include:

• Kottayam: 3
• Ernakulam: 2
• Kollam: 2
• Malappuram: 4
• Idukki: 1
• Muvattupuzha: 1
• Kannur: 1
• Kozhikode: 1

Authorities also confirmed that seven people are still missing, including:

• Two in Kollam
• Two in Kannur
• One each in Malappuram, Idukki and Muvattupuzha

Over 11,000 people in relief camps

As of Monday morning, 316 relief camps were operating across Kerala, providing shelter to 11,018 displaced residents.

Relief camps have been equipped with:

• Drinking water
• Food supplies
• Medical assistance

The government is also taking preventive measures to avoid outbreaks of waterborne and communicable diseases.

District-wise relief camps

The highest number of camps are functioning in:

• Pathanamthitta: 75
• Kottayam: 64
• Kozhikode: 36
• Wayanad: 28
• Kannur: 18
• Alappuzha: 14
• Idukki: 13
• Ernakulam: 7
• Thrissur: 6
• Kasaragod: 6

Rescue operations intensified

The state government has deployed multiple agencies to assist rescue efforts.

Current deployments include:

• One NDRF team in Pathanamthitta
• Two NDRF teams in Kottayam
• Additional NDRF teams requested from Arakkonam
• Helicopters kept on standby
• ITBP personnel to be deployed in Alappuzha if required
• Defence Security Corps personnel available for Kannur and Wayanad if needed

Houses and agriculture damaged

The floods have caused significant property damage.

According to preliminary estimates:

• 30 houses have been completely destroyed.
• 293 houses have been partially damaged.
• Around 165 hectares of agricultural land have been affected.
• Nearly 3,596 farmers have suffered crop losses.

Officials said the final damage assessment could be higher.

Water levels remain critical

Authorities remain on high alert in several districts.

In Pathanamthitta, water levels in the Pamba River continue to rise following heavy rainfall.

The Moozhiyar Dam catchment area remains under Red Alert, and authorities have warned that dam shutters may be opened if inflows continue to increase.

Residents living along the riverbanks have been advised to stay alert and be prepared to move to safer locations.

IMD issues fresh rain warning

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast:

• Heavy rainfall on August 3 and August 6
• Winds of 40–50 kmph across parts of Kerala

Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the Kerala-Karnataka-Lakshadweep coast as wind speeds could reach 60 kmph, with rough sea conditions expected.

The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) has also warned of high waves ranging from 2.7 to 3.5 metres along Kerala’s northern coastline.

Political leaders express condolences

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi expressed grief over the loss of lives and urged party workers and volunteers to assist in relief and rescue operations.

Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also condoled the deaths and appealed to Congress and UDF workers to support those affected by the floods.

Key Highlights

• Kerala flood death toll has risen to 15.
• Seven people remain missing across multiple districts.
• More than 11,000 people have been shifted to 316 relief camps.
• NDRF teams, helicopters and other rescue agencies have been deployed.
• 30 houses have been destroyed and 293 damaged.
• IMD has forecast more heavy rainfall and strong winds in the coming days.
• Fishermen have been advised to stay away from the sea due to rough weather.

FAQs

How many people have died in the Kerala floods?

According to the state government, 15 people have lost their lives in rain-related incidents.

How many people have been moved to relief camps?

More than 11,000 people have been shifted to 316 relief camps across Kerala.

How many people are missing?

Authorities have reported seven people missing following heavy rains and flooding.

Which districts are the worst affected?

Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kollam are among the worst-affected districts.

Has the IMD issued another weather warning?

Yes. The IMD has forecast more heavy rainfall and strong winds, while fishermen have been advised to avoid venturing into the sea.

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Orange alert has been declared for these states, which means that the weather conditions may be severe and special vigilance is required. Along with heavy rains, lightning and thunderstorms are also expected. In such a situation, people of these areas have been advised to keep an eye on weather updates and take necessary precautions.

Where was the Orange Alert issued?

The Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for some states, which means that the weather conditions can now become severe. The states in which the orange alert has been issued are:

• Punjab
• Haryana
• Chandigarh
• Jammu and Kashmir
• Madhya Pradesh
• Chhattisgarh
• Vidarbha (region of Maharashtra)
• Jharkhand

Very heavy rains, thunderstorms, and stormy winds have been predicted in some areas of these states. People in these areas have been advised to remain alert.

What does orange alert mean?

Orange alert means that the weather is now moving towards dangerous levels. It is a warning one step ahead of the yellow alert. In this situation:

• Administration is instructed to be prepared
• People are advised to avoid unnecessary travel
• Local disaster management units have been asked to remain alert

Yellow alert for Delhi, possibility of thunderstorm and rain

A yellow alert has been issued for today in the country’s capital Delhi. There is a possibility of cloudy weather with light to moderate rain, lightning, and thunder. The series of thunderstorms and rain may continue in Delhi for the next four days. At present, there is no specific alert for the coming days.

There is a possibility of rain in these states as well

Apart from this, heavy to very heavy rains are expected in many other states in the next 24 hours. People have been advised to remain alert in these states too:

• Uttar Pradesh
• Uttarakhand
• Himachal Pradesh
• Rajasthan and Eastern Rajasthan
• Gujarat Region
• Konkan and Goa
• Central Maharashtra

There is a possibility of rain with thunder, lightning and strong winds in these areas too.

There is also a risk of thunder and lightning

Along with rain, warnings of thunderstorm with lightning have also been issued in many places. This situation can be dangerous for people present in open spaces, especially in rural areas. The Meteorological Department has advised people to:

• Don’t take shelter under trees
• Stay away from electric poles and open fields
• Do not use mobile phones or metal objects when there is lightning in the sky

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According to the Meteorological Department, rains will be seen here along with strong winds and thunderstorms for the next one week. This weather activity will give relief to people from the heat. Apart from this, a separate warning has been issued for Sangrur district of Punjab. Dense clouds are currently covering many districts of Punjab and Chandigarh. Light rain is occurring in Mohali, Zirakpur, Rajpura and adjoining areas of Punjab.

Strong winds and thunderstorms are expected at some places in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi-NCR today. However, heavy rains may also occur at this time. This weather change will bring relief in those areas where the temperature had crossed 40 degrees.

Heavy rains to occur in Punjab, UP, MP, Haryana in next 3 hours
The Meteorological Department has issued a rain warning for Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana in the next three hours. A post made by IMD in the morning said, ‘During the next 3 hours, moderate rains may occur at some places in Kerala, Lakshadweep, South Gujarat state, South and North Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and heavy rains with thunder and lightning may occur at some places.’

The weather in North India and adjoining areas started showing its terrible form from Sunday night. Strong winds blew in many parts of Punjab, Delhi, Rajasthan, West Madhya Pradesh, North Kerala and North Gujarat, the speed of which was more than 55 km per hour at many places. The wind speed in Safdarjung, Delhi reached a record 104 km per hour, which is considered to be the strongest storm of this season so far. Apart from this, strong winds of 100 km per hour will also blow in Sangrur, Punjab, due to which trees may fall in many places and power supply may also be affected.

Monsoon activities will also intensify in several districts of Uttar Pradesh in the coming days. A warning of heavy rain has been issued in the eastern parts of the state from June 16 to 20, while rain and strong winds are likely to occur with thunderstorms from June 14 to 19. Especially in the border districts of East Uttar Pradesh and West Uttar Pradesh, lightning incidents may also occur due to thunderstorms and rain, for which people have been advised to be alert.

The weather pattern in Bihar is set to change this week as well. Light to moderate rains are likely in many parts of the state from June 13 to 17, while on June 15, there is a possibility of strong thunderstorms (50-60 kmph) and lightning at some places. Apart from this, a warning of heavy rains has been issued for north and central parts of Bihar on June 18 and 19, which may be beneficial for farms, but may cause problems like waterlogging in urban areas.

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The Meteorological Department said that the monsoon reached Kerala on May 24, which was earlier than the usual date (June 1), and reached Mumbai on May 26, which is 16 days earlier than usual. During the next 2-3 days, the monsoon is likely to advance into Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Sikkim and other parts of the northeastern states.

According to the forecast:

• Rainfall is likely to be above normal in central and southern peninsular India.

• Rainfall is common in northwestern India, while

• Northeast India is expected to receive less than normal rainfall.

Rainfall is also predicted to be above normal (>108% LPA) for June 2025.

However, rainfall may be less than normal in some parts of South India and some areas of Northeast and Northwest India.

In terms of temperature:

• Maximum temperatures are likely to remain normal or below normal in most parts of the country, while

• Minimum temperatures may remain above normal.

Heat wave conditions are also likely to be less severe. Fewer than normal heat wave days are expected in northwest and central India in June 2025.

The department has described the ENSO (El Niño/La Niña) conditions as “neutral”, which is considered favourable for the monsoon. Along with this, the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is likely to develop into a negative position, which may have some impact over South India.

According to the Meteorological Department, the accuracy of predictions has improved compared to previous years and high confidence has been expressed in the 2025 forecast.

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The Meteorological Department has predicted rain in the North East states including Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya today on Friday 4 October 2024. At the same time, heat will continue in UP, Haryana, Delhi, Punjab and Rajasthan.

The maximum temperature in the capital Delhi

was recorded at 37 degrees Celsius on Thursday, 3 October 2024. The Meteorological Department has predicted clear skies on Friday, 4 October 2024. The maximum temperature in the capital is likely to be 36.0 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature is likely to be 25 degrees Celsius. According to IMD, the weather in Delhi is going to remain the same till next week.

Monsoon has withdrawn from these states

According to the Meteorological Department, the withdrawal of monsoon from North India has already begun. According to IMD, monsoon has withdrawn from Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, West Uttar Pradesh, West Madhya Pradesh, East Rajasthan, Delhi and the rest of West Rajasthan. In the next 5 days, monsoon will also withdraw from Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, West UP, Maharashtra and Gujarat.

It will rain in these states today

According to the Meteorological Department, there is a possibility of rain in some states today on Friday 4 October 2024. Light to moderate rain is likely in Meghalaya, Mizoram, Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura of North East. Apart from this, there may be rain in Andaman and Nicobar Islands as well. According to IMD, light to moderate rainfall may also occur in some parts of states like Bihar, Sikkim, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Rayalaseema, Kerala and Telangana. At the same time, light rain is expected at some places in Maharashtra, Konkan, Goa, Jharkhand, Lakshadweep, Gujarat and eastern Uttar Pradesh.

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The Meteorological Department has also issued an alert of heavy rain in many districts of the state on Thursday.

According to IMD, there will be rain in more than 26 districts of UP on Thursday. A red alert for rain has also been issued in 10 districts. These include Agra, Mathura, Jhansi, Lalitpur, Hathras, Bijnor, Rampur, Moradabad, Saharanpur, Bareilly, Farrukhabad.

Orange and yellow alerts have also been issued in many areas. Not only this, due to the heavy rain alert in many districts of UP, holidays have been declared on 12th and 13th September in schools up to 12th standard.

There is a holiday in schools today and tomorrow in many districts including Etah, Hathras, Lalitpur, Jhansi, Agra and Jalaun. The Meteorological Department has also issued an appeal to people to remain alert.

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BHU’s meteorologist Professor Manoj Kumar Srivastava said that on September 12 and 13, there will be heavy rain in many districts of eastern and western UP. After that, the weather will take a U-turn again from September 15.

Let us tell you that on Wednesday, it rained in more than 50 districts of UP. According to the data of the Meteorological Department, the highest rainfall was recorded in Bundelkhand. It rained in many districts including Lucknow, Jhansi, Sambhal, Lalitpur.

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Dark clouds have been looming over Kanpur, Banda and Lalitpur since this morning. Apart from this, moderate to heavy rain is expected in Balrampur, Siddharthnagar, Maharajganj, Sant Kabir Nagar, Gorakhpur, Kushinagar, Deoria and its surrounding areas of eastern UP.

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It is worth noting that on Sunday, the weather remained pleasant due to strong winds in the state. Rain was also seen at many places, in the capital Lucknow too, by evening, the sky was covered with clouds and it rained heavily for half an hour, which gave relief to the people from humidity. The Meteorological Department has expressed the hope of strong winds on Monday as well.

Heavy rain warning in these districts

The weather department has issued a heavy rain alert for Lalitpur and surrounding areas today. Heavy rain alert has also been issued for Banda, Chitrakoot, Agra, Firozabad, Etawah, Jalaun, Hamirpur, Mahoba, Jhansi and surrounding areas.

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The department says that heavy rains may occur in more than 15 states including Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh during the next 5 days. However, some parts of many states including Madhya Pradesh are waiting for rain and are facing heavy humidity, but there are chances of good rain here too.

Where will it rain today?

During the next 5 days, there may be rain in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, East Rajasthan, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, East Rajasthan, Sub Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, East Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Gujarat region. Apart from these, most of the states of South and Northeast India will also get drenched.

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When will heavy rain occur?

According to IMD, heavy to very heavy rains are likely over Uttarakhand, East Rajasthan on July 18, Odisha on July 19 and 20, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal on July 18, Kerala, Mahe on July 18 and 19, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam till July 20, Gujarat till July 19, Vidarbha till July 20, Chhattisgarh on July 19 and 20, Madhya Pradesh, Konkan, Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Saurashtra, Kutch, Coastal and South Interior Andhra Pradesh for the next 5 days.

Red alert for rain in coastal Karnataka Amid monsoon

becoming active and continuous rains in the southern states, IMD has extended the ‘red alert’ for coastal Karnataka till July 18. The intensity of rain has reduced in south interior Karnataka. In view of this, IMD has withdrawn the ‘red alert’ issued earlier for this region but has issued an ‘orange alert’ till July 20. The intensity of rain is also expected to reduce after July 19 in coastal Karnataka.

Intermittent rain continued in some parts of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday and the local meteorological department has forecast heavy rains in different areas of the state for the next four days and has also issued a ‘yellow alert’ for it.

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The department has issued a red alert for heavy rains in the state from June 24 to 30. Bikram Singh, director of the Meteorological Center, said that from Saturday, rains will cover the entire Uttarakhand and there is a possibility of heavy to very heavy rains at some places. He said that the monsoon has just reached Bihar and Jharkhand. There are favorable conditions for full onset of monsoon over UP, Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand in the next three days.

Chances of rain in Doon even today

In Dehradun, the sky will be cloudy on Friday and there is a forecast of one or two rounds of rain during the day. On Thursday also, up to 52 mm of rain was recorded in Karanpur, Suddhowala and Sahasradhara of Doon. While Mohkampur received 41 mm of rain and Asharodi received 13 mm of rain in the whole day. According to the Meteorological Department, with the increase of rain, the temperature of Doon will decrease. On Thursday, the day temperature in Doon was three degrees below normal at 33.8.

road turned into canal

Due to rain on Banjarawala, Mothrowala, Doon University road, the situation became very bad. The situation was such that the rain water coming from Haridwar bypass was flowing on Mothrowala Road via Bengali Kothi. The road looked like a canal. In such a situation, let alone walking on the road, even two-wheeler drivers were not able to cross the road.

traffic jam people

Due to the rain on Thursday, people continued to struggle with the jam till afternoon. The problem of jam was created due to the turning of the roads into ponds of water. At the same time, due to the rain, more people came out in four wheelers. Because of this the traffic pressure increased. At many places the traffic was moved by closing the traffic lights.

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The IMD has further warned that Biparjoy is likely to cause heavy rains and strong winds in the coastal areas of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Goa. IMD has also issued Yellow Alert for many districts of Kerala.

Monsoon will advance in other parts of Kerala

The IMD said “The Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Biparjoy lay centered about 700 km WNW of Goa, 620 km WSW of Mumbai, 600 km SSW of Porbandar and 910 km S of Karachi.

The Meteorological Department has predicted that the monsoon is likely to advance into the remaining parts of Kerala within the next two days. Earlier, it was feared that Cyclone Biparjoy, after hitting the Kerala coast on June 8, could delay the progress of the monsoon.

VSCS BIPARJOY lay centered at 1130IST of today, near latitude 16.8N and longitude 67.4E, about 700 km WNW of Goa, 620 km WSW of Mumbai, 590 km SSW of Porbandar and 900 km S of Karachi. To intensify further and move NNE-wards during next 24 hours. @WMO @DDNewslive @airnewsalerts pic.twitter.com/xOjnR7by6a

— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) June 10, 2023

Chance of heavy rain in Gujarat

Cyclone Biparjoy is also affecting Gujarat and IMD has predicted heavy rains in the state today. Tithal beach in Valsad district witnessed high waves, possibly due to the impact of cyclone Biparjoy, news agency ANI reported. The local authorities have closed Tithal Beach for tourists as a precautionary measure.

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