Three dead as heavy rain batters Kerala; red alert for Kozhikode, Wayanad and Kannur

HEAVY rain lashed across the state resulting in three deaths and widespread damage on Monday.

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HEAVY rain lashed across the state resulting in three deaths and widespread damage on Monday. Two fatalities were reported in Alappuzha, where an 18-year-old girl from Palluruthy died when a roadside shop collapsed on her and a 62-year-old drowned in a water body.

In Kollam, a 55-year-old man was killed after a rubber tree branch fell on him while he was pruning the tree. In Adhur, a farmer lost nearly 100 areca palms due to strong winds.

The heavy rains caused several trees to fall on railway tracks, disrupting train services. Three trains were delayed for an hour after a coconut tree fell on power lines near the Kumbla railway track while a large tree from private property toppled onto the tracks between Guruvayur and Punkunnam.