Heavy rains battered parts of Himachal Pradesh over the last few days, triggering cloudbursts and landslides in the northern state on Tuesday. Five people were reported dead and 16 others went missing due to rain-related incidents with Himachal, while rescue operations currently remain underway. The state witnessed 11 cloudburst incidents, four flash floods and a major landslide on Tuesday, most of them in Mandi district, disrupting normal life. The MeT office has issued an ‘orange’ warning for heavy to very heavy rains, thunderstorms and lightning at isolated places in three districts of Kangra, Solan and Sirmaur on Wednesday.
Thunderstorms, rain likely in Delhi: The weather department on Wednesday predicted moderate rains and thunderstorms in Delhi, with the maximum temperature expected to dip to 27 degrees Celsius. The IMD has forecast thunderstorms with rain during the day. The maximum temperature is expected to settle at 35 degrees Celsius. Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 85, in the ‘satisfactory’ category, at 9 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board.
Regions affected by incessant rains: In West Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior district received 10 cm of rainfall, with Gwalior city being the hardest hit. In East Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi district recorded 9 cm of rainfall, while Bahraich district received 7 cm. In Assam and Meghalaya, Tezpur in Sonitpur district received 7 cm of rainfall. With the southwest monsoon covering the whole country, heavy rainfall is expected across several states in the next seven days. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted heavy to extremely heavy rainfall over Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, East Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and West Uttar Pradesh.
