US EditionIMD Issues Red Alert for 5 Kerala Districts, Predicts ‘Widespread’ Rainfall in Karnataka
- On June 14, 2025, a red alert was declared by meteorologists for five northern districts of Kerala—Kasaragod, Kannur, Wayanad, Kozhikode, and Malappuram—indicating the likelihood of extremely heavy rainfall.
- This alert followed the early monsoon onset on May 24, 2025, and persistent heavy rains causing widespread flooding and rising reservoir inflows in Kerala and Karnataka.
- Heavy rains on June 12–13 disrupted life in Karnataka, with waterlogging in Dharwad’s Hubballi area, flooding in Bagalkot, two deaths in Belagavi, and damage to houses and uprooted trees.
- Reservoirs showed increasing inflow, including 12,641 cusecs at Lal Bahadur Shastri reservoir and 48.98 tmcft stored at Raja Lakhamagouda reservoir against a 51 tmcft capacity.
- The continued alerts and rising water levels indicate ongoing rainfall risks in southern India, with widespread precipitation expected in Kerala and Karnataka at least through June 17, 2025.
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IMD issues red alert for 5 Kerala districts, predicts ‘widespread’ rainfall in Karnataka
Kerala is expected to experience heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in several districts over the next 24 hours, prompting a red alert. Nearby states are also under various alerts as the southwest monsoon resumes, with warnings of widespread rainfall in Karnataka until June 17.
IMD Issues Alerts as Monsoon Strengthens in Kerala and Karnataka
IMD Issues Alerts as Monsoon Strengthens in Kerala and Karnataka The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert warning in several districts of Kerala, predicting heavy rainfall. The affected regions include Kasaragod, Kannur, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Idukki, and Kottayam, with expectations of rainfall varying from heavy to extremely heavy across these areas from June 14 to 17, 2025.In …
Southwest monsoon: Four killed in rain-related incidents in Karnataka, orange alert declared for Kerala’s four districts
The India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for Friday (June 13, 2025) for Karnataka’s Uttara Kannada, Udupi, Dakshina Kannada, Belagavi, Dharwad, Gadag, Chikkamagaluru, Kodagu and Shivamogga districts
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