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Gujarat rains: 15 dead due to heavy rains in state, IMD issues orange alert

Gujarat rainfall update: As many as 15 people have lost their lives in rain-related incidents across the state and over 23,000 people have been evacuated so far

Gujarat rains: IMD issues 'red' alert, NDRF teams deployed. Top updates

Gujarat rains: The India Meteorological Department has predicted heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in several districts of Gujarat until August 29

IMD issues heavy rainfall warning for Gujarat as floods displace hundreds

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has also issued a 'high risk' alert for flash floods in the met subdivisions of east Rajasthan, West Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat in the next 24 hours

Relief from heat to citizens as rains make comeback to Mumbai today

Rains returned to Mumbai on Saturday after a break, giving much-needed respite from the sweltering heat in the metropolis, with the weather department forecasting more showers over the next few days. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Santacruz received 59 mm of rainfall, while the Colaba observatory recorded 14 mm. The Santacruz and Colaba observatories record rainfall for suburbs and the island city, respectively. Rising temperatures and humidity in the absence of rains had inconvenienced citizens over the past few days. Harnai in Ratnagiri and Dahanu in Palghar district recorded 116 mm and 143 mm of rainfall, respectively, in 24 hours till 8.30 am on August 24. It also rained in parts of Marathwada in central Maharashtra. Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar recorded 43 mm, while Nanded and Parbhani received 48 mm and 55 mm of rainfall, respectively. Mumbai and its neighbouring Thane and Palghar districts and many other parts of Maharashtra are expected to receive heavy rainf

IMD weather 2024: Prediction of more rains in Delhi, alert in many states

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted severe rainfall in many parts of India on August 23. Due to the heavy rainfall, the weather office has issued an alert for the upcoming days

Active monsoon boosts August rain by 36.9% in northwest India, says IMD

In the first 20 days of August, northwest India recorded 36.9% more rain, central India saw a 9.9% surplus but the peninsular region faced a 0.8% deficit

IMD weather 2024: Prediction of more rain, alerts in many parts of India

Until August 25, the Meteorological Department predicted more showers in Delhi and issued an orange alert in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and two additional states

IMD weather today: More rainfall and alerts in several states of India

The IMD issued an orange alert warning of severe rainfall in many parts of India. Meanwhile, the IMD has predicted cloudy sky with light showers and thunderstorms for Delhi through the day

IMD warns of heavy rain in landslide-hit Wayanad, issues orange alert

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday issued an 'orange' alert, warning of heavy rainfall in parts of Kerala's ecologically-fragile Wayanad district, where landslides triggered by heavy rain killed over 230 people on July 30. The weather department predicted heavy rainfall (7 cm to 11 cm in 24 hours) to very heavy rainfall (12 cm to 20 cm in 24 hours) in one or two places in Ernakulam, Thrissur, and Kannur on Wednesday, and in Kozhikode and Wayanad on Thursday. A 'red' alert was issued for Lakshadweep, warning of extremely heavy rainfall (more than 20 cm in 24 hours) at isolated places on Wednesday. A global team of scientists said on Wednesday that the deadly landslides in Wayanad were triggered by an intense burst of rainfall, made 10 per cent heavier by climate change. The team, consisting of 24 researchers from India, Sweden, the US, and the UK, said that over 140 mm of rainfall fell in a single day on soils already saturated by two months of monsoon ...

IMD weather today: Orange alert for heavy rainfall in many parts of India

For this week, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued rain warnings in a number of states. Also, a yellow alert was issued for Delhi for moderate rainfall until Thursday

IMD issues yellow alert for Delhi, orange alert for Kerala amid heavy rain

IMD weather update: The IMD issued a 'yellow alert' for Delhi; it also issued an 'orange alert' for Kerala, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, and Uttarakhand, with heavy rain throughout the day

Delhi records cleanest air quality for Jan-Aug in six years, AQI hits 53

Delhi recorded its best AQI for any day between January 1 and August 8 from 2018 to 2024, with a reading of 53 at 4 pm on Thursday

13 dead, many missing after severe cloudburst hits Samej bridge in Himachal

Himachal Pradesh cloudburst: A cloudburst near the Samej and Bagi bridges on Wednesday night swept away 45 people, with 13 bodies recovered so far. Rescue operations are currently underway

IMD issues 'orange' alert in 10 states; flash flood warning in Himachal

IMD weather update: IMD issued an 'orange' alert for today, for heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Assam, Meghalaya

Central India records surplus monsoon rainfall, 9 states face rain deficit

IMD weather update: Northwest, and east and northeast India continues to face rain deficiencies, recording 10% and 13% less rainfall than normal, respectively, since the start of the monsoon season

Rains wash away road diversions, uproot trees, damage houses in Jharkhand

Several road diversions were washed away, trees uprooted and houses damaged due to incessant rain for the past two days in Jharkhand, an official said on Saturday. However, no casualty was reported from any part of the state till now, a disaster management official said. The Jharkhand government has already ordered that all schools be closed on Saturday in view of the rains. NDRF teams had been deployed in Jharkhand's capital Ranchi on Friday to rescue people from low-lying areas hit by incessant rains, he said. But, the situation is under control there, he said. The weather department has issued alert for heavy rains in many districts on Saturday. "Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places is very likely today and isolated extremely heavy rainfall is also very likely over Northwest Jharkhand," Ranchi Meteorological Centre in-charge Abhishek Anand said. In Ranchi, several low-lying areas are submerged under rainwater. Around 40 p

IMD issues red alert for Maharashtra, MP; orange alert for Kerala, Himachal

IMD weather update: The IMD said heavy rainfall is expected in Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Uttarakhand, Konkan, Goa, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Assam, and Meghalaya

Himachal cloudbursts: 5 dead, over 50 missing; IMD issues flash flood alert

Himachal Pradesh cloudbursts update: The India Meteorological Department has issued a 'red' alert for Kangra, Kullu, and Mandi, as more rainfall is expected on Friday

India to record above-normal rainfall in August and September, predicts IMD

September may get more rain than August; monsoon poised for a break from August 8

India recorded July as warmest month ever for nighttime temperatures: IMD

IMD weather update: The record heat was accompanied by 'exceptionally heavy rainfall' in various states, including Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, and Kerala, which led to significant flooding last month