Monsoon mayhem: Incessant rains cause widespread damage, flooding in several parts of North India; 19 dead | Watch
North Indian states witnessed an intense spell of monsoon rain, resulting in significant damage, loss of life, and property. The rain continue to lash in several parts of the North India today too. On Saturday, IMD issued a red alert for seven districts of Himachal Pradesh and an orange alert for three districts for the next 48 hours.
IMD also issued alerts for flash floods, landslides in the state. In Delhi, a yellow alert has been issued for today. The IMD has issued an orange and red alert for Uttarakhand, which means that there is a "very high risk of heavy to very heavy rainfall".
The weather department has also issued a yellow alert for Delhi, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh. On Sunday, torrential rains pounded several parts of north India with 19 people have been killed in landslides and other rain-related incidents, while most rivers, including the Yamuna in Delhi, were in spate. In cities and towns across the region, many roads and residential areas were submerged in knee-deep water with the civic system unable to hold on in the face of record rains.
In Himachal Pradesh, six people were stranded in the Nagwain village of Mandi due to the rise in the water level of the Beas River. In a late night rescue operation, the NDRF team rescued the six people. -Light to moderate widespread rainfall with some rare instances of heavy to very heavy rainfall in the Western Himalayan Region, Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh, Delhi, and Rajasthan on Monday.
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