Heavy rain batters Kerala’s Idukki; Mullaperiyar dam shutters opened as water levels rise

The hilly district of Idukki in Kerala witnessed extraordinarily heavy rainfall on Friday (October 18, 2025) night time, inflicting widespread injury within the district.

The Peerumade and Udumbanchola taluks witnessed remoted incidents of mudslides and minor landslips. Heavy rain at Kumily and Nedumkandam flooded a number of homes.

In response to native residents, Idukki district skilled heavy rainfall from round 9 pm on Friday and witnessed excessive rainfall until Saturday morning.

Heavy rain flooded many outlets and homes at Cumbummettu, Balagram, Thookupalam, and Balanpilla metropolis in Nedumkandam.

Amid rising water ranges on the Kallarkutty dam, close to Nedumkandam, in Idukki, the authorities have opened 4 shutters, releasing 160 cusecs of water. In response to officers, the shutters of the Kallar dam at Nedumkandam have been opened at full capability.

A parked traveller automobile was washed away at Kootar, close to Nedumkandam, after the water degree rose within the Kootar river.

Heavy rain induced flooding in Kumily city on Friday night time. In Kumily, 5 individuals who had been trapped of their homes resulting from waterlogging brought on by an overflowing close by stream have been rescued.

As many as 42 households within the district have been evacuated to safer places.

The water degree rose to just about 6 ft within the Mullaperiyar dam following heavy rains. The water degree, which stood at 132.90 ft at 11 pm on Friday, it rose to 136 ft at 3 am on Saturday. It additional inched as much as 137.7 ft at 7 am.

Tamil Nadu opened three radial shutters of the Mullaperiyar dam at 9 am and launched 1,063 cusecs of water into the Periyar river.

The water degree within the Idukki reservoir on Saturday morning stood at 2,381.82 ft. The higher rule degree is 2,398.96 ft.