Cyclone Burevi: Special alert issued for 48 villages in Thiruvananthapuram district

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The district administration has issued

special alert

in 48 villages in the capital district in the wake Burevi cyclone that has taken form in the Bay of Bengal.

Karimkulam, Kanjiramkulam, Athiyannoor, Venganoor, Kulathummal, Kallikkad, Aryanad, Vellanad, Uzhamalakkal, Tholicode, Kottukal, Pallichal, Malayinkeezh, Maranalloor, Kalliyoor, Vilappil, Vilavoorkal, Karode, Parassala, Thirupuram, Chenkal,

Kulathoor

,

Kollayil

, Anavaoor, Perumkadavila, Keezharoor, Ottasekharamangalam, Vazhichal, Aruvikkara, Anadu, Panavoor, Vembayam, Karippur, Thennoor,

Kuruppuzha

, Koliyacode, Pangode, Kallara, Kottukal, Vellarada, Karakulam, Pullampara, Vamanapuram, Perukbazhuthoor, Vithura, Manacaud, Amboori and Mannoorkara are the villages that are at risk due to the passage of

cyclone Burevi

through the district. The residents of these villages have been warned to maintain high vigil.

Cyclone Burevi live updates
District disaster management authority officials said that as per the prediction of Indian Meteorological Department, Burevi is expected to pass through the capital district on Friday. Southern districts of Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Alapuzha will experience extreme rainfall accompanied by strong winds in the next two days. Fishermen are banned from going to sea until further notice from the government.

IMD and State Disaster Management Authority officials are closely monitoring the growth and direction of movement of cyclone Burevi and issuing updates. As per the latest bulletin IMD has issued an orange alert for southern districts in Kerala and Tamil Nadu in the wake of the approaching cyclone.