After being caught in an unprecedented dry spell, the forest fringes of Pathanamthitta are again experiencing abrupt, intense showers.
As per official estimates, Karippanthodu village in Aruvappulam, a local body on the forest fringes of Konni, received 282 mm of rainfall in the 12 hours that ended at 8.30 a.m. on Monday. As per official estimates by the India Meteorological department, the highest rainfall recorded in Kerala so far this season was 240.5 mm in Vellarikkund panchayat, Kasaragod, on July 6.
Besides Karippanthodu, other settlements across the district’s high-ranges too received intense showers with Manneera receiving 230 mm and Moozhiyar clocking 179.2 mm. With the rain continuing unabated, water level in all major rivers across the region too recorded a steady rise.
