Thiruvananthapuram: Short and intense rain spells in several areas in Kerala showed mini cloudburst, factors that also caused victims, damage and loss of property, a scientist at Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat) claimed on Sunday.
Quoting more than 5 cm Rain was accepted in two hours in the worst affected area of the Idukki District and Kottayam, S Abhilash from the atmospheric department, Cusat said it was a “type of mini-cloudburst mesoscale event”.
Mini Cloud Burst is characterized by intense short spells that may not exceed 10cm in one hour – a classic definition by the Indian Meteorology Department, he said.
The starting point of disaster in Idukki and Kottayam was a cloud explosion in the high and sudden range, heavy rainfall continued to lead to landslides and flash floods which resulted in loss of life and destruction, he said.
The potential damage to the less intense rain spells (about 5 cm in 2 hours) can cause floods and landslides along the slopes of Western Ghats and Himalayas, Abhilash said in an article published in the issuance of the publication of the state government.
Heavy rainfall for a brief duration mainly from the Cloudburst Mini Mesoscale event also carries runoff outside the carrying capacity of flow and blushing rainwater faster and the Midland rivers on the West Coast often experience flash flood events, he said.
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Floods in Kerala caused by cloudburst mini events: experts
