As many as 2,391 people lost their lives and over eight lakh houses were damaged during the monsoon this year, Union minister of state for home Nityanand Rai said in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
Heavy rains have caused severe traffic disruptions at Kolkata's Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata. Several flights have been delayed while more rains affected normal life in Madhya Pradesh.
The India Meteorological Department has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in Mumbai and adjoining areas on Monday. Schools and colleges in Mumbai, Thane, Nashik and Raigarh will remain shut today due to heavy waterlogging. The state government has sought six more teams of the NDRF to tackle any eventuality. Meanwhile, flight operations were disrupted on Mumbai airport and several long-distance and local trains were delayed or cancelled.
The Kesarbai building that collapsed at around 11:40 am was located in Tandel Street, Dongri. Besides police and fire brigade officials, a team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is also on a search and rescue operation at the spot.
Delhi and its adjoining areas are likely to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall in the next 24 hours, IMD said. Rainfall in Delhi will bring respite to locals, who have been reeling under severe heat wave conditions in the past few days, with temperatures in Delhi and surrounding regions constantly above 40 degrees Celsius.
Farmers have been advised by private weather forecaster Skymet to postpone sowing by almost a week of the conventional dates as it said there are less chances of rains if the onset of the monsoon is delayed.
The monsoon is unlikely to hit Odisha in the next four-five days and no specific date has been announced about its arrival, H R Biswas, Director of the Meteorological Centre said.
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