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Six die after heavy rains batter Kerala

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Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 2: A red alert was declared by the India Meteorological Departmen (IMD) in 10 districts of Kerala where incessant rains on Tuesday caused six deaths, landslides, rise in water levels and relocation of thousands to relief camps in various parts of the state.
The IMD issued a red alert in all the districts of the state barring Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Kasaragod, for August 2 and 3 and has predicted heavy rainfall in the state till August 5.
The heavy rains led to six deaths — one each in Thiruvananthapuram, Kottayam and Ernakulam districts and three in Kannur district—resulting in a total of 12 rain-related casualties in the state from July 31 till date, the Kerala State Emergency Operations Center said.
Besides that, three people have also gone missing from various parts of the state during the day, it said. (PTI)

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