The monsoon finally arrived in Kerala on Friday, bringing much joy to Indians, who took to social media to welcome the rains.
The India Meteorological Department declared the onset of monsoon over Kerala on Friday, which arrived after a delay of five days.
The rains are also expected to reach other parts of the country in the next 48 hours, including Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, some parts of Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra Pradesh, parts of central and northern Bay of Bengal, and southern parts of the northeastern states, according to the forecast of weather department.
Twitterati shared their relief over the arrival of monsoons after a scorching summer killed thousands in India.
Below are some Twitter reactions:
Monsoon finally hits Kerela #WelcomeMonsoon !!
— Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) June 5, 2015
Monsoon has finally arrived along the southwest coat of India. Wishing all the children a fun time in the rains pic.twitter.com/tF75IQLA2j — Ravi Nambiar (@ravi_nambiar) June 5, 2015
Worryingly late, but welcome ! MT @ReutersIndia: India's #monsoon rains arrive in #Kerala
— dilip cherian (@DILIPtheCHERIAN) June 5, 2015
Monsoon arrives in Wayanad at 2.07 pm pic.twitter.com/b4NJ8IhFfQ — Un (@vayanadan) June 5, 2015
#monsoon hits Kerala on #WorldEnvironmentDay. Sign of relief and good times for industry and agriculture in India
— sweta patra (@sweta77) June 5, 2015
#WelcomeMonsoon i love rainy season the most, Monsoon most welcome — kiran raju (@kiranraju986) June 5, 2015
Hope this monsoon give full rain, it is req for the happiness of farmer's and for whole country. #WelcomeMonsoon @sambitswaraj
— Vikas (@vksvrma1) June 5, 2015
