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IMD issues heavy rainfall alert for Kerala from June 22-25
Kochi: IMD has issued a heavy rainfall warning for Kerala from June 22 to 25. A yellow alert was issued for Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur, and Kasaragod districts on Sunday, and for Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur, and Kasaragod districts on Monday.
Squally weather with wind speeds of 40-50 kmph, gusting to 60 kmph, is likely to prevail over the east-central and adjoining areas of the northeast Arabian Sea, along with the Gujarat, Maharashtra, Konkan, and Goa coasts. An offshore trough runs from the north Konkan coast to the north Kerala coast.
INCOIS has issued a yellow-level high wave alert for Ernakulam, Alappuzha, Kannur, Kasargod, Kollam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Thrissur, and Thiruvananthapuram districts on Friday.
There was a respite from heavy rainfall in several places of the state for the last two days. According to the 24-hour rainfall recorded on Thursday morning, Chalakudy and Ponnani received 7cm of rainfall, while Vellanikkara, Piravam, and Idamalayar Dam received 6cm of rainfall.
17-year-old swept away in paddy field found dead
A Plus Two student, who was swept away in the strong currents in a water-filled paddy field in Eraviperoor, was found dead on Thursday.
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The deceased Jero Abraham Sabu, 17, a Kattode native, went missing on Wednesday evening while taking a dip with his friends.
The body was found on the bed of the paddy field around 7am by the voluntary rescue team from Erattupetta, 'Team Emergency'. The five-member group, including Jero, went to take a dip. While taking a bath, one of his friends was carried away by the water current. While trying to rescue his friend, Jero got trapped in the water current and later drowned. Hearing the commotion, locals rushed to the spot and managed to rescue his friend.
However, fire force rescue unit and locals couldn't trace Jero. The deceased was a Plus Two student of the Balikamadom higher secondary school in Thirumoolapuram.
