North India Deaths Rain Fury, Delhi Breaks 40-Year Record

North India Deaths Rain Fury, Delhi Breaks 40-Year Record

North India Deaths Rain Fury, Delhi Breaks 40-Year Record

New Delhi: According to the forecast from the meteorological office, the majority of the northwest region of India will see continued heavy rainfall over the next few days.
Rainfall amounts ranging from heavy to extremely heavy have been anticipated by the Indian Metrological Department (IMD) for the regions of Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Punjab, and Jammu & Kashmir.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), a western disturbance persisted over northern India, which resulted in an intense period of rain yesterday. This was the first heavy rain of the season to fall in Delhi.

In numerous areas of the nation’s capital, flooding caused traffic to become backed up for hours. The city received 153 millimetres of rainfall in a single day, making it the wettest July day in a single day since 1982.

Even today, Delhi and the districts immediately surrounding it had persistent, heavy rain.

In Delhi, a 58-year-old lady lost her life when the ceiling of the flat she was living in collapsed on top of her. Within a period of twenty-four hours, precipitation-related mishaps in Rajasthan were responsible for the deaths of four persons.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted extremely high precipitation in more than nine districts of the Indian state of Rajasthan. These districts include Rajsamand, Jalore, Pali, Ajmer, Alwar, Banswara, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bundi, Chittorgarh, Dausa, Dhaulpur, Jaipur, and Kota.

Because to the persistent rain and the risk of landslides, the yearly Amarnath Yatra has been called off for the third day in a row. There are around 3,000 automobiles that are unable to move along the Srinagar-Jammu Highway since a section of the road collapsed the day before.

Rain never stopped falling throughout several parts of Kerala and Karnataka as the storm moved farther south. Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, and Kasaragod are the four districts in the state of Kerala that have been given a “yellow” alert by the IMD.

Several highways in Shimla, Sirmaur, Lahaul and Spiti, Chamba, and Solan have been shut as a result of landslides and flash floods, prompting the meteorological office to issue a “red” notice for seven districts in the state of Himachal Pradesh.

The mercury went below normal limits in both Haryana and Punjab, according to the meteorological office, which coincided with the arrival of heavy rain in numerous regions of both states. Rain fell steadily throughout the day in Chandigarh, which serves as the capital city for both of these states.