Last Updated on 12/08/2024 by wccexam Desk
Heavy rains in north and north-west India on Sunday killed 28 people. Landslides occurred in several hilly areas and many houses collapsed, while several villages in Haryana were flooded due to dam breakage. The Jammu and Kashmir administration said that the annual Amarnath Yatra has been suspended after heavy rains in the Shri Amarnathji Yatra area. Heavy rains lashed the region for the second consecutive day. Nine people, including eight members of a family, were killed and two others went missing after their vehicle was swept away in the seasonal rivulet Jaijon Choi in Hoshiarpur, Punjab.
heavy rain in delhi
Heavy rains also lashed central, south, southwest and east Delhi, leading to waterlogging and traffic jams on several roads. According to officials, a seven-year-old boy drowned in a waterlogged park in Sector 20, Rohini, the previous evening. They said seven calls were received about waterlogging and fallen trees at different places. Traffic was disrupted on the Najafgarh-Phirni road near Dhansa stand and Bahadurgarh stand. People hide under plastic sheets during rain in New Delhi – Photo PTI
Gurugram receives 70 mm rain in a day
Gurugram recorded 70 mm of rain during the day. Waterlogging was reported from many areas including Police Line, Bus Stand Road, Sheetla Mata Road, Narsinghpur Service Road, Basai Chowk, Khandsa, Sanjay Gram Road, Sohna Road and Subhash Chowk, Sector 30, 31, 40, 45, 47, 51, 22, 23, 4, 5, 12, 13, 48. Vehicles and pedestrians had to wade through knee-deep water in these areas.
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The condition of the Delhi-Gurugram Expressway submerged after the rains- Photo PTI
Three girls lost their lives in Himachal Pradesh
Three girls died and one person is missing in Himachal Pradesh. More than 280 roads have been closed due to landslides and flash floods caused by heavy rains in the last two days. Officials said 458 power and 48 water supply schemes have also been affected.
Two died in Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh
Two people were reported dead in Jalaun in Uttar Pradesh, where a woman and her seven-year-old son died after the roof of a house collapsed in Koch area following heavy rains. The flow of the Mandakini river stopped for some time on Sunday due to a massive landslide at Bhimbali in Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand.
Flood warning in Karnataka
A flood warning has been issued in the downstream areas of the Pampa Sagar Dam on the Tungabhadra river at Koppal in South Karnataka. The chain of the 19th crust gate here has broken, releasing a huge amount of water. Water Resources Department sources said that to carry out repair work, they will have to empty the reservoir from the current 105 TMC capacity to 65 to 55 TMC.
Meteorological Department gave update
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a bulletin on Sunday evening that ‘exceptionally heavy rainfall’ was witnessed in Karauli (38 cm) in Rajasthan, while Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Punjab, Haryana, Bihar also witnessed heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places.
Five people were swept away in Jaipur
Torrential rains in Jaipur, Rajasthan have created flood-like situation in Karauli and Hinduan. Waterlogging was seen at many places in Jaipur. Five people were swept away in Jaipur’s Kanota Dam.
Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma said in a post on Twitter, ‘The safety of all the citizens of Rajasthan is our top priority. Today, a meeting of officials was held in the Chief Minister’s Office regarding heavy rains in the state and necessary guidelines were given to immediately fix all the arrangements related to disaster management. A submerged road after heavy rains in Gurugram- Photo PTI
63.2 mm rain in Jaipur, 14.2 mm rain in Alwar
Till 5.30 pm on Sunday, Jaipur recorded 63.2 mm of rain, Alwar 14.2 mm, Mount Abu and Sikar 9 mm each, and Fatehpur 6.5 mm.
Nine killed as vehicle overflows in Punjab
Nine people, including eight members of a family, were killed and two others went missing after their vehicle was swept away in a seasonal rivulet Jaijon Choi in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur on Sunday. Police officials said eleven members of the family, along with a driver, were travelling in an SUV from Dehra near Mehatpur in Himachal Pradesh’s Una district to attend a wedding at Mehrowal village in Punjab’s SBS Nagar district. Their vehicle was swept away while they were crossing the Jaijon Choi river, which was in spate due to heavy rains, police said.
Police said that some locals had also warned the driver not to cross the Choi due to the strong flow of water in the river, but he ignored it and proceeded ahead. One person was rescued by the locals. A video of the incident showed that the vehicle was stuck in the flooded drain. Hoshiarpur Deputy Commissioner Komal Mittal said that a team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has been deployed.
Heavy rain in many areas of Punjab and Haryana
Senior Superintendent of Police Surendra Lamba said that nine bodies including five women have been recovered from the river. Rain also occurred in many parts of Punjab and Haryana. Mohali, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Rupnagar and Ambala received rain. According to the Meteorological Department report, in the last 24 hours, Pathankot received 82 mm of rain, Gurdaspur received 68.8 mm and Amritsar received 57.6 mm of rain.
Several villages in Haryana’s Yamunanagar district were inundated after the embankment of the Som river broke. The affected villages include Kanuwala, Bamnoli, Malikpur Bangar, Lalahadi and Manakpur in Yamunanagar district. About 3-4 feet deep water entered Khanuwala village, due to which many people were evacuated to safer places. Fields were inundated at many places.
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