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- Heavy rains in Kerala's Idukki district have triggered mudslides, fallen trees, and rapidly rising water levels in the district's dams, including the shutters of three dams being opened.
- The district administration has banned travel on the Neriamangalam-Adimali stretch of a key national highway and closed all tourism centres to guard against further landslides.
- The water level in the Idukki dam, the state's largest hydel power project, rose over 13 feet in three days, while about 200 people are sheltering in 13 relief camps.
- Rain gauges at three monitoring centres recorded over 200 mm of rainfall in 24 hours.
What to watch next
- Further opening of Malankara dam shutters once water reaches a dangerous threshold
- Possible changes to the travel ban on the Neriamangalam-Adimali highway stretch
- Rising water levels in the Idukki and Mullaperiyar dams
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