Kerala has been witnessing heavy rainfall and the state machinery will deploy disaster management team in waterlogged regions in Kochi. Meanwhile, ten shutters of the Bhoothathankettu dam were opened.
Eight shutters were raised one meter in height and two shutters by 50 centimeters.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted that isolated regions in all districts will receive heavy rainfalls in the coming hours. The weather department has also predicted heavy rainfalls in the state for next five days due to the cyclonic circulation formed over Kerala.
#WATCH | Rain lashes parts of Kochi city in Kerala; visuals from this morning pic.twitter.com/FlP4UGQHgn
— ANI (@ANI) May 19, 2022