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Thiruvananthapuram is the first city along the path of the south-west monsoons and gets its first showers in early June. The city receives heavy rainfall of around 1,835 mm (72.2 in) per year. The city also gets rain from the receding north-east monsoons which hit the city by October. The dry season sets in by December.
In 1684, during the regency of Umayamma Rani, the English East India Company acquired a sandy spit of land at Anchuthengu, near Varkala on the sea coast about 32 kilometres (20 mi) north of Thiruvananthapuram city, with a view to erecting a factory and fortifying it. The location had earlier been frequented by the Dutch, then by the British.
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Kallar is 45 km from Thiruvananthapuram, while the town of Ponmudi is a further 15 km away. The Vamanapuram River flows through the town. [2] Torrential rain can raise the level of the river and sweep away things that come in its way; recently, several dental college students of Trivandrum died in flash floods.
More rain is on the way as another round of showers and thunderstorms is possible overnight Wednesday into Thursday morning. Flooding possible as morning rains sweep across south Kansas City; more ...
The climate of Thiruvananthapuram district is generally hot tropical. The large forest reserves favourably affect the climate and induce rains. Cold weather is experienced in the mountain ranges, whereas lower down, the weather is bracing and is generally hot in the coastal regions. The mean maximum temperature is 95 °F (35 °C) and the mean ...
A flooded road at Angamaly. On 8 August 2019, due to heavy rainfall in the monsoon season, severe flood affected Kerala. [3] As a security measure in the prevailing situation of heavy rains, the India Meteorological Department had issued a red alert in the 9 districts in Northern and Central Kerala, orange alert in 3 districts of Central Kerala, and yellow alert in the 2 districts of southern ...
On 16 August 2018, severe floods affected the south Indian state Kerala, due to unusually heavy rainfall during the monsoon season. [1] [2] [3] It was the worst flood in Kerala in nearly a century. [4]