Thiruvananthapuram, April 29 The Kerala State Disaster Management Authority on Monday directed the Palakkad District Collector to order the closure of all educational institutions in the district till May 2 in the wake of a heat wave alert. The temperature in Palakkad, which borders Tamil Nadu's Kovai, has been high for a while and on Saturday, the IMD issued an alert that the mercury will rise to 41 degrees.
Consequent to the directive, all educational institutions have been asked to stay closed till May 2. Apart from this, all residents have been asked to stop all outdoor activities from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., while counters will be opened to provide drinking water. The temperature would be around 38 degree Celsius in Pathanamthitta, Kozhikode and Kannur districts. In Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Malappuram, and Kasaragod districts the maximum temperatures are very likely to be around 37 degree Celsius.
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In Thiruvananthapuram district, the temperature is likely to be around 36 degree Celsius. A 90-year-old woman died of sunstroke in Palakkad district of Kerala on Saturday, April 27. The deceased was identified as Lakshmi. She was reportedly found lying unconscious in a canal and taken to a hospital. The postmortem was conducted on Sunday, April 28. The report found that she had incurred sunburn on her body.
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