August has already commenced and Keralites are scared over the Southwest monsoon that is intensifying day by day and the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has already predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in Kerala this week. In 2018 and 2019, the state witnessed a great deluge causing extensive devastation. Residents of vulnerable villages, riverbanks, and hilly areas are worried over chances for flood in the state.

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All districts are receiving heavy rains in the last two days and the IMD has predicted strong wind reaching up to 50 to 60 kilometers per hour over the coasts of Kerala and Karnataka. A low-pressure system is expected to form over the northwest Bay of Bengal on Tuesday which is likely to develop into deep depression might bring heavy rainfall across the state, as per weather forecast. An orange alert has been issued for Idukki, Kozhikode, Kannur, and Kasargod districts while a yellow alert sounded for all other districts except Palakkad.

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Most parts of Kochi city and outskirts were inundated during heavy rains last week causing huge loss to shops and commercial establishments which are already hit by the business loss due to COVID-19. Though the district administration initiated a programme called ‘operation breakthrough’ to resolve the perennial issue of flooding in Kochi, it failed to have any positive impact.

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