Lightning kills 3 in Bihar; flood situation critical in Assam

At least three persons were killed today in rain-related incidents in Bihar as the flood situation remained critical in Assam while heavy rainfall in Karauli district of Rajasthan has led to a deluge-like condition there.
The national capital also received heavy rains, leading to water-logging in several areas and heavy traffic jams on many busy intersections.
The observatories at Safdarjung, Lodhi Road, Palam, Ridge and Ayanagar recorded 12 mm, 12.5 mm, 4 mm, 7.4 mm and 9.1 mm rainfall respectively between 8.30 AM and 5.30 PM, said a Met department official.
Three women were killed while two others sustained burn injuries when lightning struck them in Bihar's Jamui district. The incident occurred when the victims were transplanting paddy saplings.

Meanwhile, the flood situation in Assam remained critical with over 1.88 lakh people reeling under the impact of the deluge in six districts of the state.
More than 300 villages have been affected by the floods, with 16,240 hectares of crop land under water and standing crops being flattened.

More than 30 people were rescued in Rajasthan's Karauli district which is facing a flood-like situation following continuous rainfall since yesterday.
An NDRF team from Jaipur was called for rescue work.
The maximum temperatures across Haryana and Punjab dropped by few notches below normal limits after rains lashed some parts including Hisar, Ambala, Karnal, Yamunanagar, Patiala and Ludhiana. Chandigarh, however, did not witness any rainfall activity during the day.

Heavy rains lashed most parts of Uttarakhand, affecting normal life and disrupting pilgrimage to Badrinath with the highway leading to the Himalayan shrine choked with boulders.
The MeT department in Uttarakhand forecast very heavy rains over the next two days in the mountainous areas of the state especially the disaster-prone Pithoragarh, Uttarkashi, Chamoli and Rudraprayag districts.
In Uttar Pradesh, at least six places recorded more than 10 centimetres of rainfall as most areas were lashed by light to moderate rain and thundershowers.
MeT department of the state said Mirzapur recorded 20 centimetres of rainfall followed by Banda 17 cms, Gaighat 16 cms, Ghosi and Chunar 13 cms each and Bani 11 cms.

Kolkata received light rainfall as the maximum temperature was recorded at 30 degree Celsius. Scanty or moderate rainfall was recorded in other parts of West Bengal.