Kerala floods 2026: cloudburst-like event exposes gaps in State’s weather forecasting, disaster preparedness

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A cloudburst-like rainfall event in Kerala in 2026 revealed significant shortcomings in state weather forecasting and disaster preparedness. The India Meteorological Department failed to issue timely red alerts, and disaster management authorities were unprepared for the unfolding crisis in the ghat regions.

While the IMD failed to issue a red alert in advance despite the impending extreme rainfall event, the State disaster management authorities failed to recognise the unfolding crisis in the ghat regions due to the absence of timely warnings