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The red alert was withdrawn on Sunday from all the districts in Kerala where it was in place.

According to a weather bulletin issued at 11.30 am on Sunday, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) center in Thiruvananthapuram indicated that all districts in Kerala except Idukki, Kozhikode, and Kannur will receive light to moderate rainfall during the next 24 hours. Idukki, Kozhikode and Kannur districts will receive heavy rainfall at remote places.

The IMD likewise forecast strong winds along the Kerala coast and uneven seas over south, central and northwest Arabian Sea and consequently cautioned fishermen to evade venturing into the sea in these parts.

On Saturday, the red alert was issued to three districts in the state - Pathanamthitta, Ernakulam, and Idukki. Alappuzha, Kottayam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad and Kannur were placed under orange alert while officials were urged to be prepared. A yellow alert was issued in Kasargod and Kollam which means the authorities must watch out.

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Green alert was issued in Thiruvananthapuram district forecasting light to moderate rainfall.

Earlier, a scientist from the Regional Meteorological Centre in Thiruvananthapuram had told TNM that the low-pressure area that had formed in Odisha and resulted in this sudden spell of heavy rain in Kerala has moved and is now being formed in the north-western part of the Bay of Bengal.

Several means of transportation to and from state have resumed since the rains have eased up in the state.

Alliance Air has decided to operate commercial 70-seater ATR aircraft from the Kochi Naval Air Base from Monday to Bengaluru and Coimbatore, while Railways are resuming services on the affected lines, with speed restrictions.

Roads are slowly being cleared for use across the state which were blocked due to waterlogging and landslides.

By Sowmya Sangam