Overview

• Rivers Meenachil, Pampa, Achankovil and Manimala breached banks in central Travancore, while northern districts such as Kasaragod, Kozhikode and Kannur face rising waters from swollen tributaries.
• Alappuzha and Kottayam administrations have opened dozens of relief camps sheltering over 5,000 people in low-lying panchayats, and Cooperation Minister V. N. Vasavan has toured facilities to oversee essential services.
• The State Irrigation Department has placed the Manimala and Achankovil rivers on orange alert as gauges record dangerously high water levels.
• Floodwaters have submerged major highways, halted bus services and damaged roads across multiple districts, complicating rescue and relief operations.
• In Idukki district, landslides and heavy runoff have destroyed ten houses, ruined more than 350 hectares of crops and left over 3,200 farmers affected.