Rain Havoc: Kerala receives receives highest rainfall in country delaying road and rail traffic
ABP News Bureau
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17 Jul 2018 09:06 AM (IST)
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the southern states of Kerala, rail and road traffic were hit in various parts due to waterlogging as heavy rains continued to pound the state with the South West Monsoon becoming active again.
In the second spell of rains due to the South West monsoon, 11 people have been killed since July 9, according to the state control room, which is monitoring rain-related incidents.
Several low-lying areas are inundated and roads are cut off, it said.
Due to waterlogging on rail tracks, signalling system has been affected and at least eight passenger trains have been cancelled and some others are running late in the Ernakulam-Thiruvananthapuram route.
Kerala State Road Transport Corporation bus station here is also waterlogged, disrupting services, it said.
Educational institutions in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathnamthitta, Alapuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam and Thrissur districts were closed today as district collectors declared a holiday due to heavy rains.
The Kerala University has postponed all its examinations scheduled for tomorrow to July 21.
In the second spell of rains due to the South West monsoon, 11 people have been killed since July 9, according to the state control room, which is monitoring rain-related incidents.
Several low-lying areas are inundated and roads are cut off, it said.
Due to waterlogging on rail tracks, signalling system has been affected and at least eight passenger trains have been cancelled and some others are running late in the Ernakulam-Thiruvananthapuram route.
Kerala State Road Transport Corporation bus station here is also waterlogged, disrupting services, it said.
Educational institutions in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathnamthitta, Alapuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam and Thrissur districts were closed today as district collectors declared a holiday due to heavy rains.
The Kerala University has postponed all its examinations scheduled for tomorrow to July 21.