THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Heavy sea and rain erosion have been reported in a number of areas of the country on Wednesday, together with police issuing an alarm to people residing nearby water bodies. Together with the northern districts of Malappuram, Wayanad and Kasaragod, the remainder of the nation saw heavy rain followed by strong winds as Tuesday night. The India meteorological department (IMD) has already issued a’yellow alert’, together with the chance of heavy rain, at Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Idukki, Ernakulam, Kottayam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Kozhikode and Kannur and Lakshadweep. Three bikers, one in Thiruvananthapuram and 2 at Kollam, died following their boats capsized in heavy rain and wind. Davidson (55) of all Poonthura drowned and others — Joseph and Xavier — went lost six fishing boats capsized off Vizhinjam shore on Tuesday night. Davidson was a part of a three-member team that abandoned fishing by Poonthura. The Coast Guard has set boats for rescue and search of the lost fishermen. Senior police officials and ministers Antony Raju and Saji Cherian seen Vizhinjam to organize the rescue and search operations. Antony Babu (63) and Cletus Babu (49) of both Kaithakodi, Kundara drowned at the Ashtamudi lake. They’d gone fishing at a nation ship on Tuesday evening but didn’t return. Their bodies have been recovered from Wednesday evening. The IMD has cautioned of thunderstorms with lightning followed by gusty wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph at a couple of locations in Kerala by May 27-29. The walls of Kallarkutty dam in Idukki and Aruvikkara dam in Thiruvananthapuram were opened Wednesday in Light of the rain.
Heavy rain lashes Kerala, yellow Awake in 11 districts
