Rains LIVE: Heavy rains to continue in Kerala; red, orange alerts in several districts

After overnight rains disrupted normal life in Kerala, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) announced on Saturday (May 24, 2025) that the Southwest Monsoon has set in over the State on the May 24, 2025, against the normal date of June 1.

This is the earliest date of monsoon onset over Kerala after the year 2009 when it was set in over Kerala on 23rd May 2009, the IMD said.

The weather bureau earlier sounded a red alert for the Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Thrissur, Idukki, and Malappuram districts of Kerala.

Heavy rain continued to lash various parts of Kerala, cutting off power supply to various cities. Trees, branches came down in several places, affecting traffic flow and snapping overhead power lines.