The authorities have issued a set of guidelines for people in the state as a new cyclone alert has been issued for Kerala. The southern districts of the state, including Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam, will bear the brunt if the cyclone makes landfall. Here are a few things to do in the event of a cyclone:
• Keep the mobile phones, lamps charged
• Stay in the strongest part of the house, do not be in temporary constructions, sheds, and inside vehicles
• Do not be near trees, poles, under electric lines
• Stay away from open spaces, you may be swept away
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• Listen to radio alerts
• Do not venture out after one bout of wind as the cyclones tail may only be coming from behind
• Keep emergency medicines handy
• Switch off power, gas cylinders
• Do not go near ponds, rivers, reservoirs, towers, lighthouses