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  • 11-year-old useless as rain kilos Kerala

    By Express News Service

    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A 11-year-old woman was killed in Kasaragod, whereas varied districts witnessed waterlogging and injury as a result of heavy rain that pounded the state on Monday. Ayishath Minha, a Class VI scholar of GHSS Angadimogar in Kasaragod, died after a tree fell on her within the rain and wind.

    Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a purple alert in Kannur and Idukki, predicting heavy rainfall, for Tuesday. An orange alert has been issued in different districts, barring Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam (yellow alert). Fishermen have been suggested to not enterprise into the ocean till July 7.

    Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has urged the general public to train warning and directed emergency operation centres on the district and taluk ranges to stay operational around the clock.

    The state emergency operation centre started functioning by together with officers from totally different departments and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). The NDRF has stationed one unit every in Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Wayanad, Kozhikode, Alappuzha and Thrissur for emergencies.

    In Idukki, Munnar witnessed a heavy downpour. The authorities equipment within the district has been requested to be on vigil. Executive engineers of Dam Safety and Irrigation have been requested to watch water ranges within the dams. A excessive alert was sounded in Ernakulam after the district acquired heavy rain since Sunday evening.

    Heavy rain: Night journey in excessive ranges, seaside journeys discouraged

    Kochi City acquired 68mm of rainfall until 8.30 am on Monday. “Cyclonic circulation in the Bay of Bengal and an off-shore trough extending from South Maharashtra to Kerala have helped in monsoon gaining strength. Ernakulam is expected to receive copious rainfall till July 5,” stated Cusat Advanced Centre for Atmospheric Radar Research director S Abhilash.

    In Kozhikode, Collector A Geetha instructed tahsildars to make preparations for evacuating individuals from waterlogged and landslide-prone areas owing to the potential of heavy rain. 

    She directed native our bodies to make preparations in hilly areas vulnerable to landslides. She stated reduction camps must be arrange in village centres and in addition directed to arrange a particular system to cope with fever circumstances within the camps. 

    In Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam, many bushes have been uprooted within the heavy rain. In Kulathupuzha, a tree fell on a home following which the occupants have been shifted to shelter houses.  Kulathupuzha-Thenmala street was blocked by fallen bushes. A tree additionally fell on hairpin curve-3 in direction of Ponmudi Hill Station, whereas a home was broken at Tholicode close to Nedumangad after a tree fell on it.  

    Authorities have suggested individuals in opposition to crossing rivers, taking baths or participating in fishing. Night journey in excessive ranges has been discouraged. Coastal residents have been requested to think about relocating as a result of possibilities of excessive waves and coastal erosion. People have been suggested to cancel journeys to seashores too.
    Rainfall or thundershowers are anticipated in most locations till July 7.

    KASARAGOD GIRL DIES AS TREE FALLS ON HER

    Kasaragod: An 11-year-old woman from Kasaragod died after a tree fell on her within the heavy rain and wind that lashed the district on Monday. The deceased is Ayishath Minha, daughter of B M Yusuf and Fathimath Sainaba of Angadimogar. Ayishath was a Class 6 scholar of GHSS, Angadimogar, Kasaragod. Ayishath and her mates have been popping out of the college when a tree fell on them round 4 pm. Though different college students ran away, Ayishath was unable to flee. Though she was rushed to the hospital, her life couldn’t be saved. 

    Holiday right this moment: Holiday has been declared for all instructional establishments, together with skilled faculties, Anganwadis, KVs and CBSE & ICSE faculties, in Ernakulam on Tuesday following the heavy rain forecast.

    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A 11-year-old woman was killed in Kasaragod, whereas varied districts witnessed waterlogging and injury as a result of heavy rain that pounded the state on Monday. Ayishath Minha, a Class VI scholar of GHSS Angadimogar in Kasaragod, died after a tree fell on her within the rain and wind.

    Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a purple alert in Kannur and Idukki, predicting heavy rainfall, for Tuesday. An orange alert has been issued in different districts, barring Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam (yellow alert). Fishermen have been suggested to not enterprise into the ocean till July 7.

    Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has urged the general public to train warning and directed emergency operation centres on the district and taluk ranges to stay operational around the clock.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    The state emergency operation centre started functioning by together with officers from totally different departments and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). The NDRF has stationed one unit every in Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Wayanad, Kozhikode, Alappuzha and Thrissur for emergencies.

    In Idukki, Munnar witnessed a heavy downpour. The authorities equipment within the district has been requested to be on vigil. Executive engineers of Dam Safety and Irrigation have been requested to watch water ranges within the dams. A excessive alert was sounded in Ernakulam after the district acquired heavy rain since Sunday evening.

    Heavy rain: Night journey in excessive ranges, seaside journeys discouraged

    Kochi City acquired 68mm of rainfall until 8.30 am on Monday. “Cyclonic circulation in the Bay of Bengal and an off-shore trough extending from South Maharashtra to Kerala have helped in monsoon gaining strength. Ernakulam is expected to receive copious rainfall till July 5,” stated Cusat Advanced Centre for Atmospheric Radar Research director S Abhilash.

    In Kozhikode, Collector A Geetha instructed tahsildars to make preparations for evacuating individuals from waterlogged and landslide-prone areas owing to the potential of heavy rain. 

    She directed native our bodies to make preparations in hilly areas vulnerable to landslides. She stated reduction camps must be arrange in village centres and in addition directed to arrange a particular system to cope with fever circumstances within the camps. 

    In Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam, many bushes have been uprooted within the heavy rain. In Kulathupuzha, a tree fell on a home following which the occupants have been shifted to shelter houses.  Kulathupuzha-Thenmala street was blocked by fallen bushes. A tree additionally fell on hairpin curve-3 in direction of Ponmudi Hill Station, whereas a home was broken at Tholicode close to Nedumangad after a tree fell on it.  

    Authorities have suggested individuals in opposition to crossing rivers, taking baths or participating in fishing. Night journey in excessive ranges has been discouraged. Coastal residents have been requested to think about relocating as a result of possibilities of excessive waves and coastal erosion. People have been suggested to cancel journeys to seashores too.
    Rainfall or thundershowers are anticipated in most locations till July 7.

    KASARAGOD GIRL DIES AS TREE FALLS ON HER

    Kasaragod: An 11-year-old woman from Kasaragod died after a tree fell on her within the heavy rain and wind that lashed the district on Monday. The deceased is Ayishath Minha, daughter of B M Yusuf and Fathimath Sainaba of Angadimogar. Ayishath was a Class 6 scholar of GHSS, Angadimogar, Kasaragod. Ayishath and her mates have been popping out of the college when a tree fell on them round 4 pm. Though different college students ran away, Ayishath was unable to flee. Though she was rushed to the hospital, her life couldn’t be saved. 

    Holiday right this moment: Holiday has been declared for all instructional establishments, together with skilled faculties, Anganwadis, KVs and CBSE & ICSE faculties, in Ernakulam on Tuesday following the heavy rain forecast.

  • Kerala receives 34% much less monsoon rain in June

    By Express News Service
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala recorded a 34% deficit in monsoon rainfall in June, inflicting concern to farmers and affecting influx into its reservoirs. The possibilities of monsoon gaining power within the coming weeks are unlikely because the southwesterly wind, which brings rain clouds to the state, is weak.

    Back-to-back cyclones had triggered heavy rain within the state previous to the arrival of the Southwest Monsoon early this month. Met Department senior scientist P S Biju advised TNIE that current circumstances are notfavourable for a standard monsoon.

    “First, the monsoon wind should be 15-20 knots to bring the clouds bearing rains over the state, but it is yet to gain strength. Further, other major factors affecting the monsoon are neutral now,” he mentioned.

    Kerala used to get round 64cm rainfall in June throughout a traditional monsoon, but it surely has recorded solely 40.7cm up to now. Yet the Met Department expects the state to obtain a traditional monsoon this time. The officers additionally mentioned that the timing of the arrival of monsoon has nothing to do with its efficiency.

    Due to poor rain, water degree in Idukki dam — the most important within the state — has dipped to 48% of its whole storage capability. Water degree goes down in many of the 39 rivers within the state as nicely, in keeping with the State Disaster Management information.

  • Cyclone Tauktae Live Updates: Storm weakens after making landfall in Gujarat

    The cyclonic storm Tauktae shaped over the Arabian Sea, which intensified into a really extreme cyclonic storm by Monday morning, triggered gusty winds and heavy rains in Mumbai. The wind velocity of 114 kmph was recorded round 2 pm on the climate station primarily based at Afghan Church in south Mumbai’s Colaba space, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) mentioned in a launch.
    Several incidents of uprooted bushes and collapsed buildings have been reported from the town. Two barges with 410 individuals onboard went adrift off the Mumbai coast. The Indian Navy Search and Rescue crew – INS Kolkata – has sailed out for help.

    Tauktae is the fourth cyclone in consecutive years to have developed within the Arabian Sea, that too within the pre-monsoon interval (April to June). All these cyclones since 2018 have been categorised both ‘Severe Cyclone’ or above. Once Tauktae makes its landfall, three of those can have hit both the Gujarat or Maharashtra coast. After Cyclone Mekanu in 2018, which struck Oman, Cyclone Vayu in 2019 struck Gujarat, adopted by Cyclone Nisarga in 2020 that struck Maharashtra.
    Tauktae has been intensifying very quickly. From a despair shaped within the southeast Arabian Sea on May 14 morning, it strengthened right into a VSCS by the early hours of May 16. Compared to Tauktae’s 2 days, Cyclone Vayu had taken 36 hours to grow to be a VSCS, whereas Cyclone Mekanu (4 days) and Cyclone Nisarga (5 days) had developed slower.
    Also, the primary cyclones to kind in 2020 and 2021 have been within the Arabian Sea in the course of the pre-monsoon interval, each within the VSCS class.

  • Cyclone Tauktae Live Updates: ‘Tauktae’ now a extreme cyclonic storm; NDRF earmarks 100 groups for aid

    Cyclone Tauktae Live Updates: ‘Tauktae’ now a extreme cyclonic storm; NDRF earmarks 100 groups for aid

  • Monsoon to hit Kerala on May 31: IMD

    THE INDIA Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday introduced that the onset of the southwest monsoon over Kerala is anticipated on May 31. The forecast comes with a mannequin error deviation of 4 days.
    This was said within the Met division’s report on the ‘Southwest monsoon onset date over Kerala’, launched on Friday.
    The regular date for the monsoon onset over the southern state is June 1, which marks the graduation of the four-month-long southwest monsoon season over the nation.
    The IMD can be issuing the second stage lengthy vary forecast (LRF) in direction of the top of this month that may specify the rainfall distribution over the homogeneous areas of the nation.
    In its first stage LRF, the Met division had forecast a traditional monsoon over the nation as a complete, with the season’s rainfall pitched at 98 p.c of the lengthy interval common, which is 88cm.
    India information over 70 per cent of its annual rainfall between June and September. (Photo: Nitin RK)
    The La Nina situations have ended and the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) impartial part commenced in April, stated the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in its ENSO alert report, issued on Thursday.
    The ENSO is likely one of the many large-scale options that affect the monsoon. El Nino is the irregular warming alongside the equatorial Pacific Ocean whereas beneath regular sea floor temperatures over this area is termed La Nina.
    Though there is no such thing as a direct hyperlink established between El Nino and monsoon, rainfall throughout El Nino years has remained beneath regular. On the opposite hand, regular rainfall is related to La Nina years.
    “During April, the tropical Pacific Ocean returned to ENSO-neutral conditions. The sea surface temperatures were near-to-below average across most equatorial Pacific Ocean,” the newest NOAA report stated.
    La Nina reached its peak in November final yr. Usually, the yr following a La Nina occasion, on this case 2021, regular rainfall is realised over India through the monsoon season.
    Additionally, such impartial ENSO situations are anticipated to final until August protecting a majority monsoon interval. Last month, the IMD officers, too, had dominated out El Nino through the upcoming monsoon season.
    India information over 70 p.c of its annual rainfall between June and September. This rainfall is essential for an agrarian nation like India.
    The monsoon first arrives over the Andaman Sea, just a little after mid-May and progresses in direction of mainland India inside a fortnight.
    Due to the prevailing lively situations over the Arabian Sea — within the type of a properly marked low strain system that’s set to accentuate right into a cyclone by Saturday, the cross equatorial movement will acquire higher momentum.
    “The cross equatorial south westerly winds have temporarily strengthened over the Arabian Sea. This flow is very likely to strengthen and deepen over the Bay of Bengal starting May 20 onwards. Sustained rainfall activity is likely over south Bay of Bengal and the Andaman and Nicobar islands from May 21,” the IMD’s assertion stated.

  • Heavy rain to lash Kerala on Friday, purple alert sounded in 3 districts 

    By Express News Service
    KOCHI: A cyclonic storm brewing within the Arabian sea has triggered heavy rains throughout Kerala forcing the state authorities to open management rooms in all taluks. The catastrophe administration authority has alerted numerous authorities departments contemplating the opportunity of flood and landslides.

    The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a purple alert in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam and Pathanamthitta districts, whereas orange alert has been sounded in Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam and Idukki districts on Friday. South Kerala might obtain greater than 30 cm rainfall whereas Central Kerala might get 15 cm rainfall.

    According to the IMD, a low stress space has fashioned over southeast Arabian Sea and adjoining Lakshadweep space at round ,8.30 am on Thursday, which could be very more likely to intensify right into a effectively marked low stress space on Friday morning. This might focus right into a melancholy over the identical area on Saturday morning and additional intensify right into a cyclonic storm through the subsequent 24 hours.

    It is predicted to maneuver north-northwestwards in direction of Gujarat and adjoining Pakistan coasts. It is more likely to attain close to Gujarat coast on May 18. “The low stress space has fashioned close to Amini Island within the Lakshadweep archipelago. It is predicted to maneuver within the northwest path and attain Karachi coast by Nay 18. This will carry heavy rains to the states on the western coast as much as Gujarat. The low stress space has triggered heavy winds from the Southwest path. The winds have taken the clouds the western ghats and we are able to count on heavy rains within the excessive ranges.

    There are probabilities of pure calamities additionally,” stated IMD former director S Sudevan. As the cyclone is predicted to maneuver northwestwards from Saturday, the IMD has issued purple alert in northern districts of Malappuram, Kozhikode, Way an advert, Kannur and Kasaragod and orange alert for different districts on May 15. The sea has turned turbulent and large tidal waves are lashing the coastal areas forcing the authorities to shift individuals residing in coastal hamlets to aid camps.

    Fishing actions have been banned for every week. According to the IMD, squally climate with wind pace reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60kmph is predicted alongside Kerala coast on Friday. Sea circumstances over southeast Arabian Sea and adjoining Lakshadweep – Maldives space might be tough to very tough. On Saturday the wind pace might attain 60 kmph gusting to 70, kmph. Gale wind pace reaching 70 kmph gusting to 80 kmph is predicted over southeast Arabian Sea and Lakshadweep space on Sunday.

  • Active climate over nation until April-end: IMD

    The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast lively climate within the type of heavy rain, heatwave, mud storm, snowstorm and thunderstorms throughout many elements of the nation until the top of April.
    Heatwave situations shall prevail over Odisha and a few elements of Gujarat on April 27 and 28. Heatwave warning has been issued for Cuttack, Balasore, Dhenkanal, Mayurbhanj and Khurda districts of Odisha together with Surat, Porbandar, Kutch, Banaskantha and Sabarkantha districts in Gujarat.
    In the southern peninsular, the IMD has warned of heavy rain with depth ranging between 70mm to 110mm from April 28-30.
    “There is a north-south trough running between Bihar and south Tamil Nadu, cutting between Jharkhand, Odisha, Vidarbha, Telangana and Rayalaseema. This will cause fairly widespread rain and thunder, accompanied by lightning and gusty winds over Kerala and Mahe during the next four days,” the IMD officers mentioned.
    Heavy rainfall and squally winds, gusting with speeds between 30km to 40km/hr are probably over north inside Karnataka, north Kerala districts and Mahe. Intense rainfall is predicted for Wayanad and Malappuram districts on Wednesday, whereas in all remaining districts, the depth will stay gentle to average.
    The similar climate system will even affect Maharashtra, which can expertise thunderstorm and light-weight depth rain until the month-end.
    In view of a recent western disturbance approaching the acute northern elements of the nation, snowfall and rainfall are probably over Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh primarily on Thursday and Friday.
    Dust storms might sweep west Rajasthan on April 29 and 30, with wind speeds anticipated as much as 50km/hr probably.
    Along northeast India, Assam and Meghalaya shall expertise heavy rain spells on April 30. This would be the resultant of moisture incursion from the Bay of Bengal, which can convey the moist spell through the upcoming three days over the area, the IMD forecast acknowledged.

  • Isolated heavy rain anticipated in Kerala over subsequent few days

    By Express News Service
    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Isolated heavy rain over the following few days, starting from 64.5mm to 115.5mm inside a span of 24 hours, has been forecast in some components of the state.  

    The State Disaster Management Authority has declared a yellow alert in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Idukki, Thrissur and Palakkad districts on Tuesday.

    On Wednesday, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam and Idukki shall be underneath yellow alert. However, no particular warning for fishermen has been issued. 

    Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that the ocean shall be tough close to the shore and low-lying areas could expertise a gushing of sea water. The areas listed are Kollam, Alappuzha, Kochi, Ponnani, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasaragod. The gushing of sea water into these areas shall be intermittent until 11.30pm on Monday.