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Kerala Monsoon: Two days after Kerala's Southwest monsoon began, the state saw significant rainfall that caused landslides, uprooted trees, and waterlogging in various areas, particularly in the south and central districts. The high-lying regions of Kottayam and Idukki districts saw extensive damage due to hours of nonstop rain, while the low-lying areas of Thrissur district experienced major waterlogging and traffic jams due to heavy downpours.

The northern districts of Kozhikode and Malappuram, as well as the central district of Thrissur, were placed under a red alert on Saturday due to a weather warning issued by the India Meteorological Department.

Six districts received a yellow alert, while Idukki, Palakkad, and Wayanad received an orange alert.

An orange alert denotes very heavy rain between 11 and 20 cm, a yellow alert suggests heavy rainfall between 6 and 11 cm, and a red alert implies heavy to extremely heavy rain exceeding 20 cm in a 24-hour period.

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On Friday night, there were reports of landslides and uprooted trees in the Poochapra and Kolappra areas, which are situated in the mountainous district of Idukki.

The landslip damaged a few buildings and cars, but no casualties were reported, according to the locals. Huge granite stones that fell from the slope and blocked the routes damaged internal highways utilized by local communities and destroyed crops.

On May 30, the southwest monsoon arrived early in Kerala and the northeastern area, paving the way for the four-month rainy season, which is critical for India's agriculture-dependent economy. One possible explanation for the early start across the northeast and Kerala could be that cyclone Remal, which tore through West Bengal and Bangladesh on Sunday, dragged the monsoonal flow to the Bay of Bengal.