In Rajasthan, hundreds of people were shifted to safer places
In 988 relief camps across the state, 107,699 persons have been shifted. In the worst affected Wayanad, 24,990 persons are in such camps
Several states and crops grapple with deficient rains
The flood situation remains grim in southern Maharashtra and northern Karnataka, where the swollen Krishna, Ghataprabha and Malaprabha rivers are wreaking a havoc
within India, all nine states and union territories that report the worst water stress lie in the Indo-Gangetic plain, which has a web of big and small rivers and lakes
As of July 31, rainfall from the southwest monsoon was 9% below the long period average
Vadodara city received a staggering 442 mm of rainfall in just 12 hours on Wednesday
He said that IMD has impact-based forecast in all districts now
Of the 36 meteorological subdivisions, 21 had deficit rain and 15 had normal
Since the onset of monsoon on July 5, the Safdarjung Observatory, which provides official figures for the city, has recorded 25.4 mm of rainfall
The rainfall deficiency in June could be higher due to the sluggish pace of the monsoon and a weak El Niño, a phenomenon associated with heating of Pacific waters
More than 1500 people have been killed in India due to landslide, storm and flood this year
Over 39 per cent of country receives excess rainfall
The worst hit state by deficient rainfall in South India was Tamil Nadu, according to the IMD data
This week's DRIP scores highlight some strain in Gujarat, West Bengal, Bihar and Rajasthan, because they are higher than last year and above the average of the past five years
Month-wise, IMD said that the rainfall in July is expected to be heavy
On December 11 in 2014, a freight train of a storm steamed through much of California
Thundershower is likely to occur at most places over Odisha during next 24 hours
Heavy rains in South Gujarat districts like Surat, Valsad; NDRF teams rescue over 100
Dams across Chhattisgarh filled to just 36 per cent of their capacities