Kerala floods: IMD issues red alert in all 13 districts except Kasaragod today

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 17: The India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert across 13 districts except Kasaragod on Friday after rains intensified, taking the toll to 100.

The death toll in the Kerala deluge is likely to go up as hundreds of people stranded in flooded areas, especially in and around Aluva and Pathanamthitta-Chengannur areas, were unable to get help in the last 24 hours. While multiple sources on the ground reports a slight reduction in the water level in Ranni and Pathanamthitta areas, many two-storey houses were fully submerged in water in and around Aluva, a town hardly 30 kms north of Kochi, on Friday morning.