<span style="color: #222222;">In Kerala, monsoon is intensifying after a brief respite. The Indian Meteorological Department has sounded a red alert in eight districts and orange alert in five districts today.<br />''<br />''Water level of rivers in Pathanamthitta, Idukki and Thrissur districts is rising. Authorities have urged the people on the banks of Chalakkudi river in Thrissur to move to safer places.<br />''<br />''In all, 178 relief camps have been opened across the state so far.</span><br />