Widespread rains hit normal life in north India

Incessant rains lashed vast swathes of north India including Delhi today, leading to flooding and water-logging in many areas.
The national capital received the highest rainfall of the month as it poured intensely in the morning hours.
According to MeT officials, Safdarjung observatory recorded 41.2 mm rainfall from 8.30 AM to 2.30 PM. The season's highest rainfall was recorded at 93.8 mm on July 11.
Palam, Lodhi Road, Ayanagar and the Ridge observatories recorded 52, 27, 71.7 and 52 mm rainfall, respectively.
The downpour after a relatively dry week led to a drop in the temperature in Delhi with the minimum settling at 25 degrees Celsius.

Heavy rains occurred in lower reaches of Himachal Pradesh including state capital Shimla. However, Dharampur area of Mandi district, which witnessed flash floods triggered by a cloudburst yesterday, received mild rain and the water level was receding, officials said.

Flash floods wrecked havoc in Dharampur, washing away vehicles and inundating over 100 roads in the region.
Several villages in Ladakh of Jammu and Kashmir were also cut off from the main land due to flooding and landslides. About 400 stranded tourists have been evacuated by the Army from flood-hit areas of Ladakh, which witnessed unprecedented heavy rains coupled with mud and rock slides.

Rains also lashed many places in Punjab and Haryana causing the mercury to dip by a few notches. The Union Territory of Chandigarh continued to receive rains for the third consecutive day today.
In Haryana, Narnaul was lashed by sharp showers while Ambala, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panchkula, Sonepat, Mahendergarh were among other places in the state to receive rains.
Mohali, Ropar, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Jalandhar and Phagwara were among places in Punjab that were lashed by rain.
According to a MeT department report in Chandigarh, day temperatures in the region dropped a few notches below normal levels.