(Source: Reuters) Beachgoers stroll along the Fort Kochi beach as clouds hover over the Arabian Sea in Kerala. (Source: Reuters)Monsoon rains are expected to arrive on the southern Kerala coast on May 30, two days ahead of schedule, Reuters reported on Tuesday quoting a weather office source. Last Sunday, the Meteorological Department had announced that the monsoon had reached some parts of Andaman and Nicobar. It had further predicted that “isolated places” in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands would receive heavy rainfall for the next two days. The monsoon winds in its usual course reach Nicobar Islands by second or third week of May, en-route to Kerala.

Source: Indian Express May 16, 2017 06:57 UTC