India rains LIVE: Heavy rain lashes in Kerala; IMD issues yellow alert for 10 districts

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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on October 20 said a low pressure area is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal

Updated - October 21, 2025 10:01 am IST

Waterlogged roads at South Railway Station in Ernakulam following heavy rains on October 19, 2025 | Photo Credit: H.VIBHU

As many as 11 districts in Kerala are bracing for heavy rains on Tuesday (October 21, 2025).

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad.

Also read: 11 districts in Kerala brace for intense rains on October 21

Intermittent heavy rain accompanied by strong winds lashed several parts of Kerala causing inundation, uprooting of trees and traffic snarls there on Monday (October 20, 2025)

An intensified low pressure area, which threatens to turn into an intense depression, over the south east Arabian sea has triggered the current spell of rains. The IMD has forecast that the north east monsoon will likely intensify over Kerala in the next 48 hours.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday (October 20, 2025) said a low pressure area is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal, which could bring light to moderate rain in parts of Odisha over the next three days.

October 21, 2025 10:01
Low pressure brewing over Bay of Bengal, Odisha to receive rainfall for next three days: IMD
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday (October 20, 2025) said a low pressure area is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal within the next 24 hours, which could bring light to moderate rain in parts of Odisha over the next three days.
According to the IMD’s evening bulletin, “An upper air cyclonic circulation persists over south Andaman Sea and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal extending up to 1.5 km above mean sea level. Under its influence, the low pressure area would be formed over the bay in the next 24 hours.”
Low pressure brewing over Bay of Bengal, Odisha to receive rainfall for next three days: IMD
Low pressure brewing over Bay of Bengal; Odisha to experience light to moderate rainfall for the next three days.
October 21, 2025 09:59
11 districts in Kerala brace for intense rains on October 21
As many as 11 districts in Kerala are bracing for heavy rains on Tuesday (October 21, 2025).
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad.
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11 districts in Kerala brace for intense rains on October 21
11 districts in Kerala prepare for heavy rains as IMD issues a yellow alert.