Cloud burst-like conditions in monsoon-hit northern Kerala have claimed nine lives until Tuesday evening.
Three overnight landslides were reported from here one after the other. The onrushing wall of water, mud and debris are reported to have flattened villages together.
MASSIVE DAMAGE
Apart from human casualties, massive damage to dwellings, crops and property has been reported from the flash flood-hit districts of Kozhikode and Kannur.
The events occurred along the foothills of the Western Ghats. The windward side of the high ranges stop the monsoon flows and allow them climb to the heights.
In this manner, moisture content in these flows condenses and cools to form massive towers of clouds which bear down on the hills and the lower reaches.
The rain fury was confined largely to the surrounding areas of affected districts even as the rest of Kerala witnessed a bright and hot sun.
The turn of events closely mimicked what happened in Uttarakhand/Himachal Pradesh where a resurgent rain wave and flash floods killed 36 people.
STRONG FLOWS
Peninsular India was forecast to remain dry during the rest of the week and into middle of the next due to meteorological conditions that do not support wet weather.
What triggered the strong monsoon flows was a prevailing low-pressure area over central India combined with a South China Sea storm, named Haikui.
Satellite maps indicated that the clouding over north Kerala has mostly dissipated, but the lingering moisture will continue to rain down for a day or two.
Global forecasts indicate that the low-pressure area over north Madhya Pradesh may start weakening before heading towards north.
They also suggest the possibility another bout of heavy rains for the foothills of Uttar Pradesh over the next few days.
MORE RAIN
Meanwhile, an India Meteorological Department (IMD) update said that the monsoon remained ‘vigorous’ over west Madhya Pradesh and coastal and south interior Karnataka.
It was ‘active’ over east Rajasthan, west Uttar Pradesh, east Madhya Pradesh, Konkan, Goa and Kerala.
A weather warning said that heavy to very heavy rains would occur over west Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday and Thursday.
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Comments:
Human callousness to nature in his greed for money by destroying forests all over India, especially in western ghats with its very hseavy rains lead to more such disaster. Kerala men are now in Maharashstra part of Western ghats (Ratnagiri) with its very heavy rains lead to more such disaster.HUMAN CALLOUSNESS TO NATURE IN HIS GREED FOR MONEY BY DESTROYING FORESTS ALL OVER INDIA ,ESPECIALLY IN THE WESTERN GHATS WITH ITS VERY HEAVY RAINS LEAD TO MORE SUCH DISATER.KERALA MEN ARE NOW IN MAHARASHTRA PART OF WESTERN GHATS (RATNAGIRI) RUINING THAT AREA ALSO TO DAMAGE LEVELS
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