Page 9 - Heavy Rains

Heavy rains devastate Manipur's Churachandpur, several areas under water

Heavy rains wreaked havoc in Manipur's Churachandpur district, with many areas witnessing a flood-like situation, officials said. The rains, which started on Tuesday afternoon, continued overnight and lashed the region throughout Wednesday, they said. Several areas, including the arterial Tedim Road in Churachandpur and Tuibong Market, are under water. The overflowing Lanva river has flooded several villages between Pearsonmun and Mualkoi. The waters of the Tuitha river have inundated 115 houses in Neihsial Veng, Kerith, Zoumunuam, PCI Colony, New Zouveng and Nazareth. People of these villages have taken shelter in nearby community centres. The water of the river has touched the suspension bridge at Zoumunnuam village.

Red alert in Delhi as heavy rain lashes city, floods roads, hits traffic

IMD issues red alert for July 10; heavy rain causes waterlogging, traffic jams, flight delays, while improving air quality and bringing relief from heat in Delhi-NCR

At least 9 killed, 20 missing as heavy rain floods Nepal-China border

At least nine people were killed and 20 others were missing after monsoon rains flooded a river in Nepal's Rasuwa district, sweeping away the "Friendship Bridge" that links the country to China. The continuous monsoon rainfall in China on Monday night triggered a flood in the Bhotekoshi River in Nepal. The flooded river carried away at least nine people. Their bodies were recovered downstream, miles away from Dhading and Chitwan districts, the Republica newspaper reported. The Miteri Bridge in Rasuwa district, 120 km northeast of Kathmandu, was swept away by flooding at around 3:15 am on Tuesday. Of the 20 individuals reported missing, three are security personnel and six are Chinese nationals. Dozens of rescuers were already in the area. The flood damaged four hydropower projects in the district, affecting the supply of at least 211 MW of electricity to the national power grid. The flooded river swept away 23 cargo containers, six freight trucks, and 35 electric vehicles.

IMD issues yellow alert for Delhi as heavy rain batters north India

IMD issues yellow alert for Delhi; flash flood warnings in Himachal, waterlogging hits Kolkata, and Ganga floods riverfronts in UP as heavy monsoon rain lashes large parts of north India

Wall collapse kills two in Odisha, heavy rain alert issued for 16 districts

Two women were killed and an eight-year-old girl was injured after a wall of an under-construction poultry farm collapsed due to heavy rain in Odisha's Nuapada district, police said on Monday. The incident occurred on Sunday in the Lakhana area after the wall collapsed, and the deceased were identified as Balmati Sabar (35) and Rupe Sabar (61), a senior officer said. Injured minor Ridhi Sabar is undergoing treatment, he said. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heavy rainfall warning for 16 of 30 districts of Odisha for Monday. In a weather bulletin, IMD Bhubaneswar Centre said a low-pressure area had formed over the Gangetic West Bengal and neighbourhood on Sunday. It is likely to move slowly west-northwestwards across Jharkhand and north Chhattisgarh during the next two days. Under its impact, heavy rainfall started in several parts of Odisha, including the state's capital Bhubaneswar, since Sunday. The weather office said heavy to very heavy rain with light

Heavy rains lash Rudraprayag, landslide alert for Uttarkashi, Chamoli

Authorities stated that due to the landslide, the path leading to the sacred shrine of Kedarnath had become unsafe for pilgrims

Himachal rainfall: Red alert in 3 districts, CM says 'we are ready'

The district administrations of Kangra, Mandi and Sirmaur have been put on alert following a warning for very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places in these districts on Sunday. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday said the state government was prepared to deal with the situation. "We are ready," he said. According to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), the estimated losses due to the rains so far stand at around Rs 566 crore, though the chief minister maintained the figure was close to Rs 700 crore as data was still being compiled. The local MeT office has issued a red alert for very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in Kangra, Sirmaur and Mandi districts on Sunday. An orange warning has been issued for heavy to very heavy rainfall in seven other districts, excluding the tribal districts of Kinnaur and Lahaul and Spiti. Reports of damage to link roads and small bridges being washed away following a cloudburst in the Swad nallah

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Heavy rains batter Himachal; 43 dead, ₹400 crore worth of damage estimated

Search, rescue, and relief operations are underway, particularly in the worst-hit Mandi district, where several roads remain blocked and essential services disrupted

Delhi reels under humid heat; light rain, thunderstorms likely today

After a sultry day with high humidity and, Delhi may see light rain and thunderstorms today; IMD warns of flooding risk in north and central India due to above-normal July rainfall

Delhi to stay humid, cloudy today; heavy rain likely in Himachal Pradesh

Delhi to stay cloudy with light rain, no heatwave likely; IMD issues rain alerts across Himachal as landslides, floods cause major disruption in Mandi, Kullu, Sirmaur and Spiti districts

Monsoon fury in Himachal: Building collapses, landslides block roads

As monsoon remained active in Himachal Pradesh, news of rain-induced damages, building collapse, landslides and road blockades poured in on Monday. A five-storey building collapsed in Bhattakufer in the suburbs of Shimla on Monday morning, while several cows from a shed washed away in the cloudburst in Rampur. The building at Mathu Colony on the road to Chamiyana Super Speciality Hospital caved in, albeit without casualties as the district administration, sensing grave risk, had already evacuated the inmates. However, two adjoining buildings were also endangered. "We vacated the building on Sunday night as the land was sliding after Saturday's rain. The building collapsed around 8.15 am on Monday morning," said its owner Ranjana Verma, adding that a four-lane road construction had endangered the structure but no measures were taken to ensure its safety. According to Chamiyana gram panchayat Up Pradhan Yashpal Verma, cracks had developed in the building last year but officials of th

3 dead in Shimla in road accident amid heavy rainfall across Himachal

Three people died in a road accident near Jalog, Shimla, amid continuous heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh on Monday.According to the Shimla Disaster Management Authority, the vehicle met with an accident about four kilometres ahead of Jalog in Sub Tehsil Jalog. Patwari of the Ogli Gram Panchayat and police personnel rushed to the spot of the accident.Further information regarding the accident is awaited.Meanwhile, Shimla Disaster Management Authority reported a cloudburst last night in village Sikaseri in Sarpara Gram Panchayat, Rampur in which a room, kitchen, a warehouse, a cow shed along with a cow and two calves owned by Rajender Kumar, and a cow along with shed owned by Vinod Kumar and Gopal Singh each were washed away.No loss of human life reported.According to the Disaster Management Authority, 34 Distribution Transformers (DTRs) are down, hampering the electricity supply in Shimla. The DTRs will be restored by Monday evening. Also, the water supply has been affected due to the .

Red alert issued in Mandi; Beas river flooded after heavy rainfall

The India Meteorological Department has warned of light to moderate rainfall at many places in the districts of Bilaspur, Solan, Shimla, Sirmaur, Hamirpur, Mandi, and Kangra

Uttarkashi's Barkot-Yamunotri road restored after cloudburst; 7 missing

According to Uttarkashi Police, the landslide and cloudburst occurred around four kilometres ahead of Paligad on the Yamunotri National Highway, near Silai Band

Nine labourers feared swept away following cloudburst in Uttarkashi

Around nine road construction labourers are feared to have been swept away following a cloudburst along the Yamunotri National Highway in Uttarkashi district early Sunday, police said. The labourers went missing following heavy rainfall and cloudburst near Silai Bend in Barkot area on way to the Yamunotri temple in Uttarkashi district, the Disaster Control Room here said. Barkot police station SHO Deepak Kathait said information about a cloudburst on the Yamunotri highway was received around midnight. A team rushed to the spot and found that labourers engaged in road construction work lived there by putting up tents.They are feared to have been swept away by heavy rain. So far eight to nine people are reported missing. All of them are of Nepali origin, he said, adding a search is underway. The highway is closed at many places, including Silai bend, since the cloudburst. There is also information of heavy rain damaging agricultural land in Kuthnaur village in the district. The ro

Rain, storms expected in Delhi as IMD warns of gusty winds, lightning

IMD forecasts cloudy skies, rain, lightning and gusty winds till July 2 even as the monsoon is yet to be declared in Delhi despite scattered showers across NCR

Heavy rainfall blocks national highway in several places in Uttarakhand

Chamoli Police in Uttarakhand posted on X that the Badrinath National Highway is currently blocked near Nandprayag and Bhanerpani, and efforts are underway to clear the road

Monsoon rains getting stronger in Kerala, orange alert in 7 districts

Monsoon rains got stronger in Kerala on Thursday with some parts of Ernakulam, Idukki and Thrissur districts getting flooded and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing an orange alert in seven districts in the morning. The IMD issued an orange alert in Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam and Thrissur districts for three hours in the morning. An orange alert means very heavy rain of 11 cm to 20 cm. Meanwhile, continuous rains in Wayanad district's Mundakkai-Chooralmala region resulted in the Chooralmala River being in strong spate, with muddy water flowing forcefully and eroding the banks near the Bailey bridge. Last year in July, deadly landslides in the region had claimed over 200 lives and destroyed countless homes.

Heavy rainfall triggers flash floods near Dharamshala; 2 dead, 6 missing

A sudden surge of water, following heavy rain, flooded a residential colony within 15 minutes, causing a tragic incident