IMD warns of heavy rain in landslide-hit Wayanad, issues ‘orange alert’ for several regions in Kerala

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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an ‘orange’ alert for parts of Kerala’s landslide-hit Wayanad district, warning of heavy rainfall. This comes after landslides triggered by heavy rain on July 30 led to the deaths of over 230 people in the region. The weather department predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall, with amounts ranging from 7 cm to 20 cm, in one or two places in Ernakulam, Thrissur, and Kannur on Wednesday, and in Kozhikode and Wayanad on Thursday.