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The storm was powered by two overlapping phenomena - an immense airborne stream of dense moisture from the ocean called an atmospheric river, and a sprawling, hurricane-force low-pressure system known as a bomb cyclone.
Authorities have banned travel along the Munnar-Vattavada road following the landslide near Kundala Dam.
A low-pressure belt has formed over the Bay of Bengal and it is likely to develop into a cyclonic storm.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a yellow alert across the state for the next three days.
IMD officials also informed that the southwest monsoon will completely withdraw from Kerala by October 20.
The Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) has asked people to be alert and not to trivialise the showers even if there is no lightning.
CM Yogi Adityanath has expressed grief over the incident and announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakh each for the kin of the deceased.
According to official sources, most parts of the waterlogged roads have been cleared, while work is on for removing water in some of the worst hit areas that were inundated, amid some respite from rains.
A yellow alert was issued in Idukki, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, and Malappuram districts on Saturday.
Night travel banned in hilly regions; holiday for Ernakulam, Kottayam schools tomorrow; Malampuzha dam to raise shutters at 9 am on Wednesday.