Heavy Rain Alert In Delhi & Mumbai,18 dead in 3 states

Heavy Rain Alert In Delhi & Mumbai,18 dead in 3 states

After rains in Delhi-NCR provided relief from the heat on Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department has predicted rain-thundershowers in the national capital and adjoining areas this morning (July 13). 

In contrast to scanty rainfall in the national capital, monsoon fury has weakened many parts of the country. Heavy rains in Telangana, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh have so far claimed 18 lives due to heavy rains and floods.

Thousands of people are reeling from floods and landslides in Karnataka and Assam. In Rajasthan, isolated places in the eastern part of the state received heavy rains while other parts reported light to moderate rains.

MAHARASHTRA

An orange alert has been issued as the Meteorological Department has warned of heavy rains in parts of Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, and Palghar today. Mumbaikars are in for a wet day as moderate to heavy rains will continue in the city for the next two to three days.

Isolated places of Bandara, Nagpur, Gondia, and Wardha are likely to experience moderate thundershowers during the next three hours. Light to moderate rain is likely at many places over Bandara; A few places in Gondia, Nagpur, Amaravati, and Wardha; At isolated places in Akola, Chandrapur, Katchiroli, Yavatmal, Washim, and Buldhana districts of Vidarbha.

Severe depression is also likely at isolated places in the Nagpur, Wardha, Bandara, and Gondia districts of Vidarbha.

In a tragic accident in Nagpur district, several people went missing and three died when the SUV they were traveling in was swept away while crossing a flooded bridge. The SUV had eight passengers, two of whom swam to safety. All of them are from Madhya Pradesh.

In Osmanabad, district officials have asked residents of villages along the Manjara, Terna, and Thawarja rivers to be alert as heavy rain is expected in the region. The catchment areas of the dams on these rivers may receive heavy rains, requiring the release of water from them.

GUJARAT

The IMD has issued a red alert for heavy to very heavy rains in Gujarat's Valsad, Navsari, Surat, Dhabi, Tang, Narmada, Chota Udepur districts, and Saurashtra's Kutch, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Devbhoomi Dwarka, and Morbi districts.

Heavy rains lashed several parts of Gujarat with 6 people killed in rain-related incidents in the last 24 hours, taking the toll to 69 since June 1. A total of 27,896 people were evacuated from flood-affected areas, of whom 18,225 stayed in shelters. While others have returned home, State Disaster Management Minister Rajendra Trivedi said.

Maharashtra | Pune receives heavy spell of rain

A red alert has been issued for Kolhapur, Palghar, Nashik, Pune, and Ratnagiri districts for heavy rains till July 14. pic.twitter.com/zi4DUNrYSf

— ANI (@ANI) July 12, 2022

#WATCH | Gujarat: Several parts of Navsari inundate increasingly amid a heavy downpour in the state#GujaratFloods pic.twitter.com/zfX6sSgghh

— ANI (@ANI) July 13, 2022

TELANGANA

The IMD said on Tuesday that Telangana is likely to receive heavy rainfall at many places for the next three days. Flooding in the southern states for the past 5 days has inundated low-lying areas and waterlogged places in Adilabad, Warangal, and other districts. Streams and other bodies of water overflowed.

Heavy to very heavy rain is likely at one or two places in Jagitayal, Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Jayashankar Bhupalapalli, Mulugu, Bhadradri, kothagudem, Warangal Rural, and Urban districts, the Meteorological Department said.

The state capital Hyderabad is at risk of flooding as the Hussain Sagar Lake in the heart of the city has overflowed due to heavy rains for the past one week. Schools and colleges in the city have been closed for the past two days.

In the Adilabad district, following heavy rains, nearly 10 villages were inundated and temporary bridges were swept away.

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