New Delhi: Five people were killed in the Assam floods and two in rain-related incidents in Mumbai on Thursday. Light showers were witnessed across north India, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting more rainfall in the coming days.
The Meteorological (MeT) Department issued a yellow weather warning for Himachal Pradesh in the next few days, and forecasted rains along with thundershowers in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana.
Around 40 lakh people in 27 of Assam’s 33 districts are affected because of the floods, while at least 15 were injured in two incidents of building collapse in Mumbai.
In Assam, two people lost their lives in Morigaon district, while one person each died in Lakhimpur, Barpeta and Goalpara districts.
Heavy rains lashed Mumbai and two people died while at least 15 others were injured in two incidents of building collapse.
While two people died after a portion of a (chawl) tenement collapsed in suburban Malvani, many people were feared trapped under debris after a part of an old building collapsed in south Mumbai’s Fort area.
Severe rainfall in Mumbai’s suburbs also caused water-logging in Matunga, Dadar, Santacruz, Bandra and Antop Hill areas of the city. The IMD issued an orange alert for rainfall for the city, signalling the concerned authorities should “be prepared”.
The Santacruz weather station in the suburbs recorded 129.4 mm rain between 8:30 am and 5:30 pm on Thursday, while the Colaba weather bureau in Island City reported 18.8 mm rain during the same period.
As rains continued to elude the national capital, the IMD has forecast a fresh spell of rains for the city starting Friday.
The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative figures for Delhi, recorded 44 mm rainfall in July so far, which is 55 per cent less than the normal of 97.6 mm.
The Palam and Lodhi Road weather stations have also recorded 31 per cent and 49 per cent less rains, respectively in July.
Weather experts said Delhi received only isolated light rains over the last few days as the monsoon trough had shifted towards the foothills of the Himalayas.
At present, the axis of monsoon lies south of Delhi. It will start moving towards the north on July 17 and cause rains in northwest India, including Punjab, Haryana and Delhi.
In Uttar Pradesh, light to moderate rains along with thundershowers occurred in a few places in the past 24 hours.
The maximum temperature recorded in the state was 36.6 degrees Celsius in Kanpur and Aligarh.
Himachal Pradesh also observed light rains in some parts of the state. The highest temperature was recorded in Una at 36.2 degrees Celsius and the lowest in Keylong at 13.4 degrees Celsius.
A yellow weather warning for heavy rains was issued for July 18 and 19 in the state.
In Rajasthan, light to moderate rainfall occurred in various parts of the state. Bari Sadri recorded a maximum of 71 mm rains.
The MeT Department has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall at some places in Udaipur, Rajsamand in the next 24 hours and light to moderate rain at many places, including Ajmer, Banswara, Baran, Bundi, Chittorgarh, Dholpur, Dungarpur, Jaipur, Jhalawar.
Ambala in Haryana recorded the maximum temperature of 35.2 degrees Celsius, while Karnal, which received light rains, registered a high of 35 degrees Celsius.
Punjab’s Amritsar, which also received light showers, recorded a maximum of 32.8 degrees Celsius.
The MeT department has forecasted rain and thundershowers in a few places in the state in the next two days.
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