Thiruvananthapuram: Heavy rain that wreaked havoc in Kerala has claimed at least 11 lives. Widespread damage was reported from across the state with several low-lying areas submerged in the incessant rain. Collectors of Kottayam, Idukki and Pathanamthitta, the worst-affected districts, have declared a holiday for all educational institutions on Tuesday.
Alappuzha collector has also declared holiday for educational institutions other than professional colleges in several taluks of the district.
In Ernakulam district, all schools including Kendriya Vidyalayas will remain shut on Tuesday.
Alert issued
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Schools in Nilambur taluk in Malappuram district have also declared a holiday on Tuesday.
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In Kozhikode, holiday is declared for schools up till higher secondary level in Koodaranji, Thiruvambadi, Kodancherry and Puthupady panchayats.
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Holiday declared for all educational institutions in Idukki district including professional colleges.
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All schools including Kendriya Vidyalayas in Ernakulam to remain shut.
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Flooded roads in Poonjar
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A coconut tree got uprooted and fell on top of a house in Kannur.
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Vehicles crossing the flooded Illickal-Thiruvarpu road. Photo: Jibin Chempola
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SSE and CBSE schools in Kodungallur and Chavakkad taluks in Thrissur to remain shut on Tuesday.
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Landslide in Thodupuzha
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Holiday has been declared for all educational institutions in Pathanamthitta including professional colleges.
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People were caught unaware as water entered their house in Aranmula, Pathanamthita.
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All educational institutions except professional colleges in Ambalappuzha, Cherthala, Kuttanad, Karthikappaly taluks of Alappuzha district to remain shut on Tuesday.
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Bridges in Pathanamthitta were submerged by flood waters.
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Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan had cut short his US trip and returned to the state after the rain wreaked havoc here. He was suppose to return on July 18. He had called for a high-level meeting with the officials on Monday.
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The Aluva - Manappuram area submerged in water. Photo: E V Sreekumar
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Kottayam is one of the worst-affected districts. The collector has declared a holiday for all educational institutions in the district, including professional colleges, on Tuesday.
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When a tree fell on Malappuram Manjeri Karakunu - Aamayoor road. Photo: Sameer M Hamid
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In Kollam, a 12-year-old boy was electrocuted while playing in flood waters and a 40-year-old civil police officer died after a tree branch fell on him.
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In Kottayam, Pala was literally trying to stay afloat
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In Kottayam, Pala was literally trying to stay afloat
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Due to waterlogging on rail tracks, signalling system has been affected and at least 10 passenger trains, Ernakulam-Nilambur passenger and Ernakulam-Alappuzha, have been cancelled.
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Though it has been raining heavily in the northern districts of Kerala, no major rain calamities were reported. However, in Kannur, 929 houses were partially damaged in rain and a loss of Rs 4 crore has been estimated.
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Rain fury in Kottayam
Widespread destruction was reported form Kottayam. Till 8 am Monday, Kottayam received 14.4 cm of rainfall. Major rivers flowing through Kottayam - Meenachil, Manimala, Moovattupuzha - are all in spate. Vehicular traffic was affected after flood water entered roads. Thousands of houses were flooded. Flood water submerged small bridges and crossways in Mundakayam, Manimala and Poonjar.
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Rain-related death toll rises to 7 - a 14-year-old boy, Adnan, drowned in Malappuram; while a 50-year-old man, Shivan, drowned in Manimala river in Kottayam.
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Regions such as Mundakayam, Pala in Kottayam were also flooded.
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Ernakulam was one of the worst-affected districts. Widespread destruction of houses and property was reported.
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Flood waters entered several houses in Kochi.
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Most of the river, waterbodies in Kerala are in spate. Photo of Moovattupuzha River that breached its banks in the incessant rain
People have been advised against travelling in heavy rain, especially during nights, due to possibility of landslips in hilly regions as heavy rain is likely to continue till July 17.
With the sea being rough, fishermen have been advised not to venture out to sea while the public has been asked not to go to beaches.
In some places, houses have suffered partial damage as trees got uprooted and fell on them.
Electric cables have been snapped in at least 700 spots in the state. Two houses at Muvattupuzha and Angamaly were damaged in the rain. Five families at Thekkekkara in Muvattupuzha were shifted.
Most of the roads in Kochi have been inundated with water.
At Puthiyangadi in Kozhikode, a tree fell on three moving cars and a parked one, injuring six people. At Vadakara, a mini cyclone damaged two houses and one mosque. Cyclone wreaked massive havoc in hilly areas of Kannur district also.
