Heavy rain continued to batter Kerala on Sunday causing widespread damage, landslip and waterlogging in various parts with the state government announcing a holiday on Monday in educational institutes.
With the South-West monsoon vigorous over the state and the Met office predicting more rain, including very heavy spells at a few places over the next two days, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said district collectors and other officials have been put on alert and directed to take necessary precautionary steps to meet any eventuality. Fire force and disaster management departments have been asked to be on alert. Those staying close to areas prone to landslips and river banks should exercise caution, he said.
After a lull for some time, several parts of the State have been receiving good rains in the last few days. As per the observations recorded at 8.30 am on Sunday by the Met office, Mannarkad in Palakkad district received an extremely heavy rainfall of 23 cm followed by Vadakara in Kozhikode district (18 cm) Perinthalmanna in Malappuram district (16 cm) and Piravom (Ernakulam district) 15 cm.