The rains started around early in the morning, and also brought along problems of water logging and slow movement of traffic.
Delhi becomes paralysed if it rains for two hours, remarked Chief Justice BR Gavai, while a colleague commented on a Kerala instance that travellers must be compensated if they are stuck in a jam for 12 hours on a national highway.
If you are tired of Alleppey's crowded backwaters, here are some alternatives that offer the charm of Kerala's backwaters in quieter and lesser-known ways.