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Thiruvananthapuram: India Meteorological Department (IMD) has alerted that Kerala is likely to receive heavy rains till October 18, even as climatic conditions for north east monsoon are at par. Cyclonic circulations formed at Karnataka coast in Arabian Sea and near Tamil Nadu in Bay of Bengal are expected to bring rains to the state.
IMD issued yellow alerts for various districts. They are:
Saturday: Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Idukki, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, Kasaragod
Sunday: Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam and Palakkad.