Orange alert for Kozhikode on July 18

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Kozhikode on Friday (July 18), forecasting the possibility of very heavy rainfall.

Isolated rainfall accompanied by strong winds was reported from different parts of the district on Thursday (July 17). Though the department had earlier declared a red alert for Kozhikode for the day, no rainfall-related incidents were reported from the district till 8 p.m.

The Revenue authorities on Wednesday (July 16) had relocated 49 people belonging to 16 families in Maruthonkara village to safer places following a sudden rise in water level in the Kadantharapuzha, a tributary of the Kuttiyadi river. There were unconfirmed reports of a minor landslip in an uninhabited place near Pasukadavu. Movement of heavy vehicles through the Thamarassery and Kuttiyadi ghat roads has been restricted until further notice. Schools were given a day off on Thursday.