Heavy rain lashes Kerala: One dead, several houses damaged, IMD issues red alert for five districts

At least one person died and several houses damaged after heavy rains lashed various parts of Kerala, inundating roads, uprooting trees, and throwing normal life into disarray in parts of the state. A tree fell on a temporary shed, destroying it and killing a 29-year-old man sleeping under it in Thrissur's Manaloor, a fire and rescue services official said.