Yellow alert for eight districts of Kerala on October 29

The isolated heavy rainfall that has been lashing Kerala for the last few days is likely to continue for another day in the State, influenced by the severe cyclone Montha over the Bay of Bengal. The cyclone is expected to cross the Andhra Pradesh coast between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam around Kakinada during the evening or night of Tuesday (October 28) as a severe cyclonic storm with a maximum sustained wind speed of 90-100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph.

A gradual reduction in the speed of the storm is likely once it makes landfall. The rainfall activity will also see a reduction in line with the weakening of the system.

A yellow alert has been issued for Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam and Thrissur districts on Wednesday (October 29), where isolated heavy rain is likely.