2 dead as heavy rain lashes northeast, hot conditions in north

Incessant rain claimed two lives in Nagaland's Phek district and led to a massive landslide on National Highway 54, cutting off Mizoram from the rest of the country.
Moderate to hot conditions persisted in the northern states, which witnessed light rainfall over the last two days.
Rainfall at night led to a drop in the maximum temperature in the national capital, which recorded a high of 37.2 degrees Celsius and a low of 24.9 degrees Celsius.
Heavy rain over the past few days have led to flash floods in Phek district of Nagaland.
Two persons drowned in the water and as many were missing, Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority said in a statement.

The flash floods inundated residential areas and large swathes of paddy fields in Meluri village in Phek district. Two bridges in Phonkuri village in Meluri sub-division were washed away by the gushing waters.

A Cyclone Mora-induced downpour in Mizoram's capital of Aizawl led to a massive landslide on NH 54, cutting off the state from the rest of the country.
Power supply and telecommunication across the state have been disrupted due to the incessant rain. More than 120 houses have been damaged.
The weatherman has forecast heavy to very heavy rain in Assam and Meghalaya tomorrow, and heavy rain in Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, coastal Karnataka, Kerala and Lakshadweep.

It said Rajasthan will continue to reel under a heat wave.
Meanwhile, the maximum temperatures stayed below the normal level in most parts of Haryana and Punjab.
Chandigarh recorded a maximum of 37.8 degrees Celsius. Ambala in Haryana registered a high of 38.6 degrees Celsius, and Hisar and Karnal 38.4 degrees Celsius.
In Punjab, Amritsar's high was 39 degrees Celsius, while the maximum temperatures of Ludhiana and Patiala were 37.4 degrees Celsius and 40 degrees Celsius respectively.
Odisha sweltered under the scorching sun with the mercury crossing the 40-degree mark at nine places.
Titlagarh sizzled at 43.5 degree Celsius. Sambalpur had a high of 43.2, Bhawanipatna 42.7, Balangir 42.5, Malkangiri and Sonepur 42.4, and Hirakud 41.8.

Odisha has witnessed 16 heat-related deaths this summer - four each in Sambalpur and Angul, three each in Bargarh and Sundargarh and one each in Balangir and Bhadrak.
Hot conditions prevailed in Bihar, where the maximum temperature hovered around the 40-degrees mark.
The maximum touched 40 degrees Celsius in Patna and 40.5 in Gaya.