Kadaba: In a tragic road accident a 32-year old youngster died of electrocution at Nellikatte near Ittoru village, here on Saturday morning.

The deceased has been identified as Mohan (32), a resident of Nellikatte colony here.

According to the reports, Mohan on Saturday morning was electrocuted as he tried to switch on the light at home. As a result of electrocution he sustained severe injuries and died on the spot.

The switch board of the house was charred due to electric shock and several other homes’ electricity supply was interrupted in the locality as a result of the accident.

The body of Mohan was kept at Kadaba community health centre. Zilla Panchayath Member, PP Varghese, Ittoru Gram Panchayath President Sathish Poojary, Kadaba Tahsildar John Prakash Rodrigues and MESCOM and Police officials visited and met Mohan’s family.

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Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday predicted extremely heavy rainfall in Kerala in the coming days and issued a red alert in some districts of the state for May 19 and 20.

The IMD issued the red alert in Pathanamthitta, Kottayam and Idukki districts of the state for May 19 and 20.

Additionally, an orange alert was issued for Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, and Ernakulam for those two days.

The weather department further issued an orange alert in nine districts for May 21 and said some of them were likely to receive rains similar to that of a red alert.

It also predicted that thunderstorms with lightning, accompanied by gusty winds, were very likely to occur at one or two places in Kerala between May 19 and 22.

For Saturday, it issued an orange alert in Pathanamthitta, Idukki and Malappuram districts.

A red alert indicates heavy to extremely heavy rain of over 20 cm in 24 hours, while an orange alert means very heavy rain (6 cm to 20 cm). A yellow alert means heavy rainfall between 6 to 11 cm.

The IMD on Thursday had predicted very heavy rainfall in the state between May 18 and 20 due to the likely prevalence of strong westerly and south westerly winds in the region.