State's midlands and coastal areas witness sizzling heat

WHILE the hill station of Munnar is shivering under a zero-degree winter chill, the midlands and coastal areas of Kerala are experiencing intense heat.

- MANOJ VISWANATHAN @Kochi

WHILE the hill station of Munnar is shivering under a zero-degree winter chill, the midlands and coastal areas of Kerala are experiencing intense heat. Though the summer is yet to arrive, the maximum temperature has breached the 35-degrees Celsius threshold in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kottayam, Thrissur, and Kannur districts. Across the state, night temperature now hovers around 1 degree Celsius above normal.

Meteorologists say the soaring temperature is indicative of a harsh summer ahead.