Residents in several Kochi neighbourhoods woke up to inundated streets, as incessant rain lashed the city since the wee hours of Monday.
With many arterial roads such as MG Road, Ernakulam North and Menaka waterlogged, it was a motorist’s nightmare with bumper-to-bumper traffic. Many shops in the area remained closed due to inundation.
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Trains that begin service from Ernakulam have been delayed by up to three hours. Heavy water-logging has been reported from MG Road, Edapally and low-lying parts of the district.
Service roads and even parts of Edapally-Vyttila NH Bypass are water-logged, affecting commuting. More people are expected to rely on Kochi Metro, since roads are inundated.
As of Monday morning, three relief camps have been opened in the district – two in Kanayannur taluk and one in Kochi taluk. Regions in Elamkulam, Poonithura, Edapally North, Edapally South, Cheranalloor, Thrikkakara and various areas of West Kochi like Chullickal, Palluruthy and Thoppumpady have been inundated.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) has declared an Red alert for the district on Monday and Tuesday. As per reports of IMD, regions near Kochi airport received a rainfall of 160.4 mm on Monday morning.
Source – The News Minute, The Hindu.
