Monsoon rains News

Pakistan's Punjab province faces a deepening crisis as the rain-related death toll reaches 123, with 71 fatalities in 48 hours. Authorities warn of more torrential downpours and a high-level flood threat in the Indus River.  

There is an alert of heavy rain at some places with light to moderate rain in Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Assam.

This time the monsoon has come as a disaster, not a relief. The rains during the monsoon have created havoc all around. There is a flood like situation in Himachal's Solan. At the same time, red alert has been issued in seven districts of Himachal. Along with this, rain has wreaked havoc in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. Even in the country's capital Delhi, waterlogging has made life difficult for the people. The rising water level of the Yamuna river in Delhi has increased the restlessness of the people as well as the government.

As many as 18 people, including six children, have so far been killed in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.

Monsoon season has hit the entire central and western India. For the past one week, it has been raining heavily in the western states of the country. Roads were flooded after heavy rains in Gujarat's Ahmedabad. Water has also entered people's homes in many areas.

Rain has brought some relief from the scorching heat in recent times. South-West Monsoon has become active in most states of the country including Delhi. Apart from this, in the areas where the monsoon has not yet reached, monsoon will also enter there in the coming few days.

India's rainfed agri region is set to receive above-normal rainfall this monsoon season It has raised hopes for a bumper farm output and reining in inflation "The average rainfall this monsoon season is expected to be 103% of the long period average," IMD said

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rains in Gujarat and West Madhya Pradesh for the coming days. According to the latest weather bulletin of IMD, rain activity is likely to increase in Gujarat from September 19. Meanwhile, light rain has been predicted for today in Uttar Pradesh, Alwar, and Haryana.

With the onset of the monsoon, it starts raining trouble in different parts of the country. The budget of crores of rupees is allocated to deal with the floods, but despite this, all the preparations prove to be useless.

Following heavy rainfall last week, casualties from rain-related incidents have kept mounting in Maharashtra with fatalities rising to 213 on Wednesday. One of the worst-hit regions in the state was the Raigad district which alone accounted for nearly 100 deaths. Eight persons remain missing.

People are suffering due to monsoon rains. The Meteorological Department has issued an alert to many states for the next 24 hours. Watch the special report.

‘Heavy’ to ‘very heavy’ and ‘extremely heavy’ rainfall events occurred over different parts of the country during the monsoon season of 2020.

Mumbai got miserable due to the first rain of monsoon. After heavy rains, the wheels of local trains, called life lines, also came to a halt due to flooding of roads. Accidents like building collapse have come to the fore from different locations.

IMD also predicted 'heavy' rainfall at isolated places in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, and Delhi on June 13 The teams of GMDA and NHAI jointly organised a mock drill at Hero Honda Chowk and Rajiv Chowk in Gurugram to avoid waterlogging in underpasses during monsoon season in Gurugram

With the onset of monsoon on Wednesday morning, there were reports of water logging in many areas including Hindmata, Gandhi Market in King Circle, Dadar TT due to rain in Mumbai. Apart from this, high tide of 4.16 meters was expected in the city at 11:43 am.

Heavy rains started in India's financial capital Mumbai and other suburbs of Maharashtra including Thane on Wednesday morning. After the rains, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the monsoon has already reached Mumbai before the average arrival date.

The Delhi National Capital Region witnessed heavy showers bringing some respite from the hot, sultry weather as the mercury dipped, strong winds brought some relief from the rising humidity. Thunderstorm and dark clouds were witnessed in many areas while mild to moderate showers were also reported in some. 

The IMD said that monsoon over Kerala is expected to arrive over Kerala a day earlier than its normal onset date. Initial monsoon rains are experienced over south Andaman Sea and the monsoon winds then advance north-westwards across the Bay of Bengal.  

The MeT department also predicted heavy rainfall at isolated places in the national capital. Normally, the wind system reaches Delhi on June 27.