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. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert in Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam, Thrissur and Kasaragod districts of the state. The weather agency also said that thunderstorms with moderate to heavy rainfall and strong winds reaching 40 kilometers per hour were likely in various parts of these districts. An orange alert means very heavy rain of 11 cm to 20 cm.