By PTI | Posted 1 hourThiruvananthapuram: Monsoon on Wednesday hit Kerala with heavy rains claiming the life of a 36-year-old man following a landslip in Idukki district. Thiruvananthapuram district authorities are taking precautionary steps like restricting flow of tourists to hill stations like Ponmudi in view of heavy rains. Several parts of the state has been receiving heavy rains since on Tuesday night. The IMD had earlier said that monsoon was likely to hit Kerala on June 9. South-west monsoon has set in over Kerala and Lakshadweep, said K Santosh, head of India Meteorological Department's regional centre here.

Source: Mid-Day June 08, 2016 08:03 UTC