Nine people were killed in rain-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal when torrential rains over the past two days unbalanced their lives while heavy showers soaked many parts of northern India.
The India Meteorological Department issued a “red alert” in Rajasthan predicting very heavy rains in many districts of the state, while in almost half of Madhya Pradesh it issued an “orange alert” warning of heavy to very heavy rains far three percent more rain than the average.
An “orange alarm” was also issued for Delhi, where the weather man predicted moderate rain for Saturday, which would lead to possible waterlogging in low-lying areas and major traffic disruptions.
The Delhi government issued a flood alarm and accelerated the evacuation of people in the floodplains of Yamuna as the river broke the 205.33 meters danger level during heavy rains in the upper catchment areas.
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The water level was measured at 11 a.m. at the old railway bridge at 205.34 meters. It was 205.22 meters at 8:30 a.m., 205.10 meters at 6 a.m. and 205.17 meters at 7 a.m. and should continue to rise.
Three hikers were reported missing on Friday in Himachal Pradesh, where over 200 people were stranded in Himachal, Lahaul-Spiti state after a downpour and landslide earlier this week, while the Maharashtras Raigad district administration 413 families with 1,555 people from the villages of Mahad and Dragging Poladpur Talukas to safer places because of the risk of landslides.
The Shimla MeT Center issued a yellow heavy rain warning by August 3, advising people not to go near rivers and bodies of water as the levels could rise to heavy rains in the coming days. It also warned of landslides and predicted heavy rains in the plains and low and medium hills of the state through August 5.
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The rescue operation to find 20 people missing after a downpour in a village in Jammu and Kashmir resumed Friday after seven people were found dead and 17 others injured when flash floods struck the remote village of Honzar in Dacchan Tehsil the downpour in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Delhi recorded 42.8mm of precipitation between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on Friday, while the maximum temperature was recorded at 32 degrees Celsius, two notches below the seasonal average.
Three people, including a minor, were killed and four injured when the roof of a house collapsed over them after heavy rains in the Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh.
The incident took place on Thursday night in the village of Begarajpur below the Mansoorpur police station.
Six people were killed in rain-related incidents in West Bengal. Of the six people, five died of wall break-ins from heavy rainfall and one was electrocuted in various incidents in different parts of the state.
The southwest monsoon has gained momentum due to the low pressure area over the coast of Bangladesh and adjacent West Bengal, which led to heavy rainfall in Rajasthan, announced the Meteorological Department and issued a “red alert” which is very strong in many districts of the state Rainfall forecast next 24 hours.
Many areas of Rajasthan have recorded heavy rainfall in the past 24 hours, including 268mm of rainfall in Rajasthan’s Shri Mahavirji (Karauli), followed by 135mm in Rajgarh in Churu, 114mm in Uchhain in Bharatpur and 104mm in Mahwa in Dausa.
Most places in Uttar Pradesh experienced light to moderate showers of rain and thunderstorms. Precipitation was reported from Kheri, Auraiya, Jalaun, Muzaffarnagar, Hamirpur, Bareilly, among others.
Friday maximum temperatures were below normal in most places in Haryana and Punjab.
Bhiwani, Gurgaon and Ambala were among the places in Haryana where it rained.
The Indian Meteorological Service also issued an orange alert warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall in almost half of Madhya Pradesh. The warning, valid until Saturday morning, predicts the likelihood of heavy to very heavy rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning in isolated locations in 24 districts, including Rewa, Sidhi, Satna, Singrauli, Shahdol, Umaria, Anuppur, Gwalior and others.
In the east of the country, torrential rains in the past two days, as a result of the formation of a depression over Gangetic West Bengal, have thrown life out of joint in several districts in the south of the state where roads have gone under water and rivers towered over their banks and flooded low lying areas.
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Many Eastern Railway (ER) and South Eastern Railway (SER) trains have had to be canceled or moved as the tracks near Howrah and Kolkata terminus remained flooded, officials said.
Several locations in Calcutta, New Town and Howrah City remained heavily wet throughout the day, with bubbling rainwater entering homes in some areas, creating immense distress for residents.
Meanwhile, Maharashtras Raigad district government asked 413 families of 1,555 people from Mahad and Poladpur villages to move Talukas to safer places because of the risk of landslides, an official said Friday.
The IMD said heavy to very heavy rains were predicted with extremely heavy falls in isolated locations east of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh and heavy to very heavy rains in isolated locations over West Bengal south of the Himalayas and Sikkim and Chhattisgarh.
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