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Monsoon India Highlights: Heavy rainfall lashed Delhi on Wednesday morning along with parts of Noida and Ghaziabad. It has caused waterlogging in several roads in the city affecting the traffic as the visibility was also low during the showers.
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A daily assessment report of loss in natural calamity shared by DPR Haryana stated that incessant rains led to death of 5 people in last 24 hours. 12 districts of Ambala, Fatehbad, Faridabad, Kaithal,Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Panchkula, Palwal, Sirsa, Sonipat and Yamunanagar were affected due heavy rains. NDRF is deployed at Fatehbad
Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada district declared holiday for Anganwadi, Primary and High school in the district on July 27 due to incessant rainfall
Incessant heavy rain lashed Mumbai prompting the Met department to upgrade the 'orange' alert to 'red' with effect from Wednesday night till Thursday afternoon, officials said. The red alert, predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places and extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places, is valid from 8 pm on Wednesday till July 27 afternoon which applies to Mumbai city and suburban areas, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said in a statement quoting IMD Mumbai.
A 16-year-old boy drowned while bathing in the Hindon River in Noida on Wednesday, police officials said. The Hindon is currently overflowing and has flooded low-lying regions along its banks in the wake of heavy rains and the release of water in upper stream locations.Around noon, the local Bisrakh police station received information about three boys going to the Hindon river in Tigri area near the Iqra mosque for bathing, where one of them drowned, a police spokesperson said. Rajesh Singh (16), a resident of Tigri, was later taken to a private hospital where doctors declared him dead, the spokesperson said.
A 16-year-old boy drowned while bathing in the Hindon River in Noida on Wednesday, police officials said. The Hindon is currently overflowing and has flooded low-lying regions along its banks in the wake of heavy rains and the release of water in upper stream locations.Around noon, the local Bisrakh police station received information about three boys going to the Hindon river in Tigri area near the Iqra mosque for bathing, where one of them drowned, a police spokesperson said. Rajesh Singh (16), a resident of Tigri, was later taken to a private hospital where doctors declared him dead, the spokesperson said.
Telangana CM KC Rao directed State Education Minister Sabita Indra Reddy to close schools on July 27 as well in the wake of incessant rains
Himachal Pradesh Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi said that heavy rains have led to loss of more than 6000 crores till now. Around 188 people have died and 195 people are injured till now. 12 people are still missing and all departments are on alert due to the ongoing rain, said Negi
Maharashtra's Thane city has received a total of 2002.81 mm rainfall in just two months of the current monsoon season, up around 39 per cent in the same period last year, said the local civic body on July 26. The 2002.81 mm downpour was recorded between June 1 and around 8 am on July 26, said the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC)
Raigad recorded an average 104 mm rainfall in the 24-hour period ending at 10 am on July 25. Met department on July 25 night issued red alert for July 26 predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall in some areas. The Kundalika river in Raigad is flowing above danger mark. The district so far has recorder average seasonal rainfall of 64%. Schools and colleges were advised to remain closed on July 26
IMD on July 26 said Mumbai will experience moderate to heavy rainfall.The Weather Department said that Mumbai received moderate to heavy rainfall from 8:30 AM on July 25 to 8:30 AM on July 26
