Kochi Airport stops all flights till August 18 after heavy rain

August 15, 2018 10:25

Flight operations have been stopped at Kerala's Kochi airport after heavy rains caused waterlogging in nearby areas. Operations of international and domestic flights have been suspended till Saturday, August 18.

Operations were suspended after shutters of several dams were lifted which led to the flooding of the area.

Meanwhile, the weather office issued warning this morning that heavy rain accompanied with gusty winds, speed reaching 60 kmph, is expected in all districts of Kerala. The alert issued at 7 am is for three hours.

At 2.30 am, shutters of Mullaperiyar dam were opened after water levels rose. Hundreds of people living on the banks of Periyar river were shifted before the gates were opened.

« Back to LIVE

TOP STORIES

RCB, GT face off in must win clash

From a maths perspective, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans can still reach the IPL playoffs, but they need to ward off inner gremlins on Saturday to notch a mandatory win to keep that dream flickering.

Will new symbols dent Uddhav, Sharad Pawar's chances?

Even as the two parties appeared confident that they have reached out to every voter and publicised their new symbols, experts suggested varying impact of the split and the symbols on the vote bank.

Byju's may pay April salary to employees this week

Cash-strapped edtech firm Byju's is likely to pay its employees the April salaries this week, according to sources. The company is grappling with the issue of delays in paying salaries to employees. "There has been a delay in salary....

ICC Annual Rankings: India lead white-ball formats while Australia take top spot in Tests

The International Cricket Council issued the annual team rankings update on Friday, with Australia taking the top spot in Test cricket and India maintaining supremacy in both white-ball formats.

India's IPO market set to break May jinx in Lok Sabha election year

'Sell in May, go away' is a popular market adage. But 'Don't sell any new shares in May' is the best kept secret of Dalal Street that's set to break. Sample this: the last four General Election election cycles starting 2004 have not...