Himachal Pradesh: Landslide washes away Kalka-Shimla highway, tourism badly hit in state
India | Aug 02, 2023, 11:08 PM ISTKalka-Shimla four-lane National Highway 5 has been closed for the next two days.
Kalka-Shimla four-lane National Highway 5 has been closed for the next two days.
The cities of Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Gujranwala and Lahore are five cities that face the danger of urban flooding while landslides can occur in vulnerable areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa due to heavy rains, said the Meteorological Department of Pakistan
Uttarakhand: Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, who reviewed the rain situation, advised Char Dham pilgrims to proceed on their journey only after taking a weather update.
Several places across the state recorded rainfall ranging from 10 to 40 mm during the period.
Rain lashed Delhi-NCR, inundating low-lying areas and affecting traffic movement. People shared pictures, videos of rainwater gushing into residential areas and vehicles wading through waterlogged roads. Delhi traffic police issued an advisory, asking people to check the weather before heading out.
The uninterrupted downpour in Kerala continues to play havoc in various parts of the state with reports of massive flooding in some areas and people being shifted to rescue shelters in others.
Monsoon Rains Updates: Heavy downpour across India has thrown life out of gear. In major cities, road communication links have been disrupted due to waterlogging. Incidents of landslides, lightning strikes, etc, have claimed many lives.
Monsoon Rains Updates: Teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have been working round the clock for rescue and relief operations, evacuating thousands and taking them to shelter homes.
Monsoon rains: Necessary instructions have been issued to the administration to evacuate people from the low-lying areas in advance. NDRF teams have been deployed at key locations.
The IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall with isolated extremely heavy showers during the next five days in south Gujarat, and heavy downpour in central parts of the state and Saurashtra.
Earlier on Friday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a weather forecast report predicting heavy rain showers in several Indian states for the next five days.
The debris fell in the middle of the road on the highway between Dat Kali Mandir and Mohand due to which vehicles had to be stopped on both sides and long queues of vehicles were formed.
Several parts of Maharashtra have been witnessing heavy rainfall over the past few days amidst the wet spell on the state since the onset of a torrential monsoon.
IMD has also forecast isolated to scattered rains over Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, North Interior Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal during next five days.
According to the complaint, the two accused, S. Thomas and M.P. Dinesh, were stopped by residents at a relief camp Panamaram village while they were loading the relief materials into a vehicle, upon interrogation it was found that they lied.
According to Traffic Police, many major areas remained disrupted due to massive water-logging, leading to traffic jams. Commuters were advised to avoid the areas where water-logging was frequent, so that traffic does not pile on more.
As many as 10 trains on Kottayam-Ettumanur section have been cancelled and the district administration has declared a holiday for educational institutions.
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