The rain-bearing system has covered large tracts of southern India in good time, keeping up a steady pace despite arriving over mainland India only on June 4.
People cover themselves and cross a road during rainfall as monsoon arrives, in Kochi, Kerala, Friday, June 5, 2026. Heavy rains continued to lash several parts of Kerala, waterlogging roads and flooding low-lying areas, with the IMD on Friday issuing an orange alert in seven districts of the state.