<p>Due to the continued heavy rains in the state, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/trees-uprooted-houses-damaged-in-kerala-amid-heavy-rains-23364321" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">district administrations</a> of eight districts ordered the closure of educational institutions in their respective districts on Wednesday.</p>
<p>The districts where the holiday has been declared are Kannur, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Palakkad, Thrissur, Idukki, Alappuzha, and Kottayam.</p>
<p>The holiday applies to all educational institutions, including tuition centres, Anganwadis, and professional colleges.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/health-and-fitness/article/monsoon-brings-surge-in-dengue-cases-doctors-advise-caution-early-detection-23358929" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Alappuzha district</a> declared the holiday due to persistent heavy rains and waterlogging.</p>
<p>District collectors have clarified that there will be no changes to the previously scheduled exams.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/incessant-rains-cause-extensive-damage-in-kerala-23357432" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">weather department </a>has issued a warning that heavy rains will continue in the state for the next four days.</p>
<p>Currently, a red alert has been declared for Kozhikode and Kannur. However, no district is under a red alert for tomorrow. An orange alert has been issued for Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, and Kasaragod districts. A yellow alert has been issued for the Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam, Thrissur, and Palakkad districts for Wednesday.</p>
<p>Earlier on Monday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted heavy rain in several districts of Kerala.</p>
<p>The IMD had issued a red alert for Malappuram, Kannur, and Kasaragod districts in Kerala and an orange alert for Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Kozhikode, and Wayanad districts.</p>
<p>The Regional Meteorological Department had also issued a yellow alert for the Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, and Idukki districts on Monday due to the possibility of very heavy rain.</p>
<p>The weather department has warned fishermen against going fishing on the Kerala-Karnataka-Lakshadweep coasts. A holiday has also been declared for educational institutions in Malappuram, Kozhikode, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Kannur, Wayanad and Kasargod on Monday. However, colleges in Kasargod will remain open.</p>
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The districts where the holiday has been declared are Kannur, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Palakkad, Thrissur, Idukki, Alappuzha, and Kottayam

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