<span style="color: #222222;">In Kerala, even as the intensity of rain decreases, authorities had urged to remain high alert, especially those in landslide-prone regions and in riverside areas.<br />'' <br />'' MeT Department has forecasted that, the high-intensity rains are expected to last till Sunday. Heavy thunderstorms are also expected.<br />'' <br />'' Tomorrow orange alert is issued in 3 districts today, in Idukki, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta. The Northern West monsoon is likely to arrive by the 26th of this month in the state.<br />''<br />''According to official estimates, heavy rains in the State had claimed 42 lives so far.</span>