Thiruvananthapuram | As heavy rains continued to lash parts of Keralam, the IMD on Sunday issued an orange alert in five districts of the state for three hours in the morning.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha and Kottayam districts for three hours from 8 am.

Besides that, it also predicted strong winds at speeds of 40-50 kilometres per hour in various parts of the state.

An orange alert means very heavy rain of 11 cm to 20 cm.