Kerala rains: Wayanad among nine districts on orange alert
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday (July 8, 2026) issued an orange alert for nine districts in Kerala, including Wayanad, warning of intense heavy
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday (July 8, 2026) issued an orange alert for nine districts in Kerala, including Wayanad, warning of intense heavy rainfall for the next 24 hours. Kasaragod, Kannur, Wayanad, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrissur, Ernakulam and Idukki were put on high rainfall alert, while a yellow alert warning of isolated heavy rainfall has been issued for Kottayam, Alappuzha and Pathanamthitta. An offshore trough that runs along with the west coast of the country extending up to central Kerala is likely to trigger heavy rainfall on Wednesday and Thursday too, according to the IMD.
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