With water levels rising due to heavy rains in the catchment areas, a red alert was issued in respect of 10 dams in Kerala, two shutters of Kakki dam here were opened and pilgrimage to Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala has been put on hold for now.
The death toll in incidents related to heavy rains, including landslides and flash floods in Kerala rose to 27 on Monday. Kottayam reported most deaths, 14, while Idukki reported 10, 2 in Thiruvananthapuram and one in Kozhikode. This is the worst case of rain-related damage ever recorded in Kottayam.
The bodies of all the 14 persons reported missing following a landslide in Koottickal panchayat in Kottayam has been retrieved.
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