Heavy rain lashed many parts of Kerala on Wednesday, resulting in waterlogging, uprooting of trees, and damage to residential and commercial buildings. Three districts - Idukki, Kasaragod, and Kannur - are under a red alert, and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for the remaining 11 districts.

A Red Alert indicates heavy to extremely heavy rains of over 20 cm in 24 hours, while an Orange Alert means very heavy rains from 6 cm to 20 cm of rain. A Yellow Alert means heavy rainfall between 6 to 11 cm.