Monsoon rains LIVE: Red alert across several Kerala, Tamil Nadu districts today; holiday declared for schools, colleges

The IMD has issued a red alert for Malappuram, Palakkad and Idukki districts in Kerala; Cuddalore, Villupuram, Mayiladuthurai, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Pudukkottai and Ramanathapuram districts of Tamil Nadu and the Puducherry and Karaikal regions

​The IMD has issued a red alert for Malappuram, Palakkad and Idukki districts in Kerala; Cuddalore, Villupuram, Mayiladuthurai, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Pudukkottai and Ramanathapuram districts of Tamil Nadu and the Puducherry and Karaikal regions