{
  "id": 18638879,
  "title": "Kerala rains: Yellow alert for 4 districts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/kerala-rains-yellow-alert-for-4-districts",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T04:13:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-rains-yellow-alert-for-4-districts/article71675021.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for four districts in southern Kerala due to isolated heavy rains. The districts Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha and Kottayam are expected to receive rainfall ranging from 64.5 mm to 115.5 mm within 24 hours. An upper air cyclonic circulation is currently over east Telangana and adjoining Coastal Andhra Pradesh at a height of 4.5 km above mean sea level. Additionally, a trough in easterlies runs from the Southeast Arabian Sea adjoining Kerala to South Interior Karnataka at a height of 0.9 km above mean sea level. This weather system is expected to cause continued rainfall for a couple of days.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}