Heavy rain throughout north India claimed many lives on Sunday, with the downpours inflicting landslides and waterlogging. Sunday marked the second consecutive day of intense rainfall, with Rajasthan being the toughest hit.
As per an India At present report, 16 deaths had been reported from Rajasthan over two days — two on Saturday and 14 on Sunday. Karauli district recorded “exceptionally heavy rainfall” of 38 cm.
Many areas in Punjab and Haryana had been additionally affected by heavy rain. In Haryana’s Yamunanagar district, a number of villages had been flooded after a breach within the embankment of the Som River. In Punjab’s Hoshiarpur, 9 individuals, together with eight members of a household, died on Sunday when their automobile was swept away by an overflowing seasonal rivulet.
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Landslides and flash floods claimed the lives of three ladies and left one particular person lacking in Himachal Pradesh. It additionally led to the closure of over 280 roads, affecting 458 energy and 48 water provide schemes.
In Uttar Pradesh’s Jalaun, a lady and her seven-year-old son died after the roof of their home collapsed as a result of rains. In Uttarakhand, an enormous landslide briefly blocked the Mandakini River at Bhimbali.
Delhi To Recieve Average Rainfall
In Delhi-NCR, heavy rains triggered waterlogging and site visitors snarls on a number of street stretches. A 13-year-old boy misplaced his life after being electrocuted whereas enjoying cricket within the Ranhola space of outer Delhi on Sunday. A seven-year-old boy, in the meantime, drowned in a closely waterlogged park in Rohini’s Sector 20 on Saturday.
The India Meteorological Division (IMD) has forecast mild to average rainfall with thundershowers within the nationwide capital on Monday, and issued an advisory urging residents to remain indoors, safe home windows and doorways, and keep away from pointless journey.
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