Rains pounded several areas of Gujarat on Sunday leading to swelling of rivers and over 100 dams being put on a high alert, while the flood situation in Bihar remained grim
Hundreds of people have been shifted to safer places in Bhadradri-Kothagudem district in Telangana following heavy rains, even as relief works got underway in other affected areas of the state
The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative figures for the city, recorded 46 mm rainfall between 8:30 am on Wednesday and 8:30 am on Thursday
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said he spoke to Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and took stock of the situation arising out of heavy rains and waterlogging in the state
Heavy rainfall occurred at isolated places in Uttar Pradesh in the last 24 hours, the meteorological department here said on Monday
Heavy rains in the catchment areas of four dams around Pune, which provide water to the city, increased the storage in these reservoirs.
In an advisory, the IMD said the heavy rainfall can cause water logging in low-lying areas and roads
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According to officials, waterlogging was reported at several places like Minto Road and under the railway bridge
The rains brought the mercury down by several notches in the national capital and places nearby.
"North interior and south interior Karnataka are likely to experience light to moderate rainfall during the next five days," CS Patil, Director of IMD Bengaluru told ANI
Parts of Delhi and places nearby witnessed rainfall on Wednesday morning.
Rainfall likely to be accompanied by strong winds is expected in Nainital and Pithoragarh districts today and tomorrow
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Heavy rains lashed several parts of the national capital on Thursday evening bringing down the mercury level, officials said. Delhi recorded 35.2 mm rainfall at 8.30 PM and the temperature was recorded at 21.6 degree Celsius, a senior MeT official said. According to the meteorological department, the maximum temperature recorded at 5.30 PM was 34.8 degree Celsius, a notch above the normal, and the minimum 23.8 degrees Celsius, two notches above normal. Humidity levels oscillated between 83 and 55 per cent. Flight operations at Delhi Airport had to be suspended for 24 minutes in the evening due to extremely heavy rains accompanied by strong winds. The weather department has forecast generally cloudy sky with possibility of light rains or drizzle on Friday. The maximum and minimum temperatures on Friday are likely to be around 34 and 24 degrees Celsius respectively, it said.
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Heavy rain battered Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, claiming 37 lives so far
In southern India, the death toll in flood-ravaged Kerala climbed to 121 with the retrieval of more bodies
Schools and colleges in Mumbai and neighbouring districts were also closed on Monday following a warning by the weather office
The NDMA also warned about the possibility of strong winds with the speed of 25-35 kmph gusting to 45 kmph, hitting over interior Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand