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Get the Vandanmedu, KL local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days.
The Kerala government also established 45 relief camps in Wayanad, providing shelter to over 4,000 people, while the state health department set up a control room to offer emergency assistance. [48] Kerala's health minister, Veena George, stated that at least 1,500 rescue personnel, including forensic surgeons, were deployed. [49]
Although it remained offshore, Tauktae brought heavy rainfall to Kerala. [55] An average of 145.5 mm (5.73 in) of rain fell across the state on May 15, damaging its agriculture and power infrastructure. [44] Flash floods occurred and soil was waterlogged in Kerala. [56] Over a hundred homes sustained damage throughout the state. [57]
A flooded road at Angamaly. On 8 August 2019, due to heavy rainfall in the monsoon season, severe flood affected Kerala. [3] As a security measure in the prevailing situation of heavy rains, the India Meteorological Department had issued a red alert in the 9 districts in Northern and Central Kerala, orange alert in 3 districts of Central Kerala, and yellow alert in the 2 districts of southern ...
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[2] [10] According to the Kerala government, one-sixth of the total population of Kerala was directly affected by the floods and related incidents. [11] The Indian government declared it a Level 3 Calamity, or "calamity of a severe nature". [12] [13] It is the worst flood in Kerala after the great flood of '99 that took place in 1924.
Kerala is located in the south-west of India and has a tropical climate with high annual rainfall caused by monsoon rain patterns. The majority of its annual rainfall (~80%) occurs during the Southwest Summer Monsoon where warm winds from the Arabian sea cause cloud precipitation over the Western Ghats mountain range. [ 6 ]
Heavy rainfall was reported over areas of Kerala, [27] causing flash floods and waterlogging soil; [28] fishing was temporarily banned in the area due to rough seas. [29] Parts of Kerala and Lakshadweep were placed under a red alert on May 14. [30] The second state experienced heavy rainfall as the cyclone tracked west of the Indian coast.