Kerala rain: 87 people shifted to relief camps in State

Red alerts sounded in three southern districts on Saturday and five northern districts on Sunday.

District administrations in Kerala have scrambled to deal with a potential rainfall-related emergency with the turbulent weather conditions over the Arabian Sea expected to trigger torrential rains over the next few days. In a 10 a.m. update, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has downgraded the red alerts sounded for Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam and Pathanamthitta districts for Friday to orange alerts. However, red alerts have been issued in three southern districts on Saturday and five northern districts on Sunday. Eighty-seven people have been evacuated to four relief camps so far, the Land Revenue Commissionerate said. The camps have been opened in Thiruvananthapuram (51 people), Kollam (24), Idukki (4) and Ernakulam (8). In all, 3,071 buildings have been identified for opening relief camps across the State if weather conditions worsen. These camps can accommodate 4,23,080 people.