Yellow alert issued for five Kerala districts today
The Hindu
Central and north Kerala are also likely to receive isolated heavy rain till June 21, the IMD bulletin said.
Kerala is likely to witness isolated heavy rains and thundershowers for the next four days, said a weather bulletin issued by the India Meteorological Department in Thiruvananthapuram on June 17.
A yellow alert has been issued for five districts — Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Ernakulam, and Idukki — on Sunday warning of isolated heavy rain.
Central and north Kerala are also likely to receive isolated heavy rain till June 21, the bulletin said.
While residents are worried over deaths due to diarrhoea in Vijayawada, officials still grapple to find the root cause. Contaminated drinking water supplied by VMC officials is the reason, insist people in the affected areas, but officials insist that efforts are on to identify the disease and that those with symptoms other than diarrhoea too are visiting the health camps.