Heavy rains dampen north India's major Ram Lila celebrations
India | September 25, 2019 15:33 ISTThe sky is overcast and drizzles may continue the whole of Wednesday. Monsoon has been generous in the Agra region this year.
The sky is overcast and drizzles may continue the whole of Wednesday. Monsoon has been generous in the Agra region this year.
Incessant rain, triggered by a low-pressure area, created a flood-like situation in some parts of Odisha on Saturday, claiming at least three lives, officials said.
According to government officials, a total of 28 people have died in the southern Sindh province since Saturday. At least 42 people have lost their lives in rain-related incidents since the monsoon rains started in the last week of July, they said.
Rescue and relief operations continued to shift 2 lakh displaced people to 370 relief camps and 55,000 livestock from 245 villages in the worst-affected region. Union Home Minister Amit Shah undertook an aerial survey of the northwest districts along with Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and central ministers from the state Pralhad Joshi and Suresh Angadi and reviewed the situation, including rescue and relief work in the region.
Parts of Rajasthan have been receiving heavy rains since the past few days. Thirteen people have been reported killed in separate rain-related incidents in different districts of Rajasthan. According to the weather department, heavy to very heavy rainfall is on the forecast in Rajasthan for the next 24 hours.
Heavy rains since Friday had caused a flood-like situation in Badlapur and Wangani in Thane district. The Ulhas river near Badlapur breached its banks, leading to water-logging in many areas.
Bihar and Assam have been reeling under heavy showers since the onset of monsoons this year. With most of the districts submerged, normal life has been thrown out of gear in both the states. The collective death toll due to floods in Bihar and Assam has touched 198. Meanwhile, heavy rains also lashed Rajasthan, which brought respite from the scorching heat in the state.
The Mughal Road and the Doda-Kishtwar highway were closed for traffic due to landslides triggered by heavy rains in Jammu region on Thursday, officials said. The landslide occurred at Poshana on the Mughal Road, which lead to the closure of the route. Several vehicles are stranded and efforts are being made to clear the blockade, they said.
Five people lost their lives on Monday as heavy rains continued to pound North Kerala and over 300 persons were shifted to relief camps in the state as the South West Monsoon intensified.
The Met office issues colour-coded warnings to alert the public ahead of severe or hazardous weather which has the potential to cause "damage, widespread disruption and/or danger to life." Yellow is the least dangerous of all the weather warnings.
Heavy rains lashed several parts of Kerala for the second day on Friday as the southwest monsoon intensified in the state after a period of lull.
UN chief Antonio Guterres has expressed sadness at the loss of life, displacement of people and destruction of property due to the heavy monsoon rains in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar and said the world body stands by to provide support if required.
The roof of a cow shelter collapsed due to heavy rainfall in Punjab's Bhatinda. The incident was reported early Tuesday. Nearly 80 cows were present inside the shelter at the time of the incident.
Parts of the country are receiving heavy rains with the onset of monsoons. While the season is yet to cast its spell fully in Delhi, heavy rains lashed Mumbai on Monday once again. Normal life was thrown out of gear, while road and train traffic was badly hit. Other than Mumbai and Delhi, parts of Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh also witnessed heavy downpour.
Heavy showers lashed parts of south Gujarat on Sunday inundating many areas in Vapi and in Umergam in Valsad district, which affected the normal life.
Heavy showers are troubling Mumbai since Sunday night. In just two days, the financial capital has received 540 mm rain. It is the highest over a two-day period in a decade.
At least six people have been killed and two people left injured after a wall of Singhad College in Ambegaon in Pune district collapsed due to heavy rains on Tuesday night.
The incident happened at 1.15 AM on Tuesday. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has reached the spot and rescue operation are underway. It is said seversl people have been trapped under the debris.
Those injured in the wall collapse incident have been admitted to the hospital.
“Those who are going from today are instructed to return before October 5. The Fisheries department has also been directed to ready water ambulances and emergency rescue boats for emergencies,” the CMO advisory said.
Two days of heavy rains have caused widespread damage in northern states, with at least 11 people killed and unassessed destruction of Kharif season crops.
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