North India Rains: Waterlogging led to visitors jams in a number of areas
New Delhi:
At least 12 folks have died prior to now two days as heavy rain pounded a number of elements of north India. The climate workplace has predicted extra showers over the following couple of days.
The Indian Metrological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to extraordinarily heavy rain for Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir.
The IMD stated a western disturbance prevailed over northern India, resulting in an intense spell of rain yesterday, together with Delhi which skilled the season’s first heavy rain.
Waterlogging led to visitors jams in a number of elements of the nationwide capital. The metropolis recorded 153 mm of rainfall in 24 hours, highest in single day in July since 1982.
Heavy rain continued in Delhi and its adjoining areas at this time as effectively. Several elements of Gurugram additionally skilled waterlogging and energy outages.
A 58-year-old girl was killed in Delhi when the ceiling of her flat got here crashing down on her, whereas 4 folks died in rain-related incidents in Rajasthan.
A lady and her six-year-old daughter had been killed in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar early this morning after their home collapsed on account of heavy rain. Three of a household had been killed in Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla in the same incident.
In Jammu and Kashmir, two Army troopers died after being swept away in flash floods within the Poonch district yesterday.
The IMD has predicted very heavy rainfall in additional than 9 districts of Rajasthan, together with, Rajsamand, Jalore, Pali, Ajmer, Alwar, Banswara, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bundi, Chittorgarh, Dausa, Dhaulpur, Jaipur and Kota.
The annual Amarnath Yatra has been suspended for the third consecutive day at this time following incessant rains and landslides. About 3,000 autos are stranded alongside the Srinagar- Jammu Highway, the place a portion of the highway had caved in yesterday.
Down south, Incessant rains pounded many areas of Kerala and Karnataka as effectively. The IMD has issued a “yellow” alert in 4 districts of Kerala — Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod.
The climate workplace has issued a “red” alert for seven Himachal Pradesh districts after landslides and flash floods blocked a number of roads in Shimla, Sirmaur, Lahaul and Spiti, Chamba and Solan.
A portion of the nationwide freeway in Kullu district washed away because the Beas river breached the hazard mark.
Heavy rain lashed a number of elements of Haryana and Punjab additionally because the mercury dropped beneath regular limits within the two states, the climate workplace stated. Chandigarh, the widespread capital of the 2 states, witnessed rain all through the day.