3 days before normal date

Monsoon rains hit Kerala coast: IMD

MUMBAI: The southwest monsoon has arrived in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday, in the earliest start to the rains since 2011.

“Today, the southwest monsoon has further advanced into remaining parts of southeast Arabian Sea, Comorin – Maldives area, entire Lakshadweep, most parts of Kerala, some parts of Tamil Nadu and some more parts of southwest, central and northeast Bay of Bengal. Thus the southwest monsoon has set in over Kerala, today ..