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The Indian Meteorological Department office has predicted the possibility of rainfall and hailstorms in isolated parts of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in the next 2 hrs.
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As the state of Himachal Pradesh is battling the worst natural disaster in the last five decades, CM Sukhu has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to consider the declaration of the situation as a 'national calamity' of rare severity under the provisions of the Disaster Management Act of 2005.
With China facing severe flooding in six decades, much of Beijing was "spared" because officials made sure the flooding flowed to the cities surrounding Beijing.
The latest IMD reports suggest that Maharashtra is expected to witness some intense rainfall activity this week. However, it doesn't seem at least for now that the rain would exceed the wrath of heavy rainfall that the northern states.
In a unique event, the southwest monsoon marked its presence in Delhi and Mumbai on the same day, making it the first time for the monsoons to arrive over both major cities at the same time since Jun 21, 1961.
Following incessant rainfall in the past couple of days, the administration of Assam's Dima Hasao district has made all flood preparedness to deal with any kind of situation, the officials said on Monday (Jun 19).
As many as 40 tourists stranded near Nathula in Sikkim due to heavy rainfall were rescued by the Border Roads Organisation ( BRO ), the officials said on Tuesday (May 2). IMD has predicted that the ongoing rain spell is about to intensify in Sikkim and other parts of the Northeast for the next five days.
The officials also informed that under the cyclone’s influence most places over the north coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are likely to have heavy to very heavy rainfall and extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places.
The water level of streams of the Brahmaputra rose in Assam's Dibrugarh on Monday due to incessant heavy rainfall causing waterlogging in several parts of the city. Visuals from Dibrugarh earlier today (Oct 11) showed parts of the city waterlogged.
At least two people were killed and eleven are still missing in the flood and landslide in the Bangabagad area of Darchula district of Nepal that borders India. The incessant rainfall since Friday (Sept 9) which resulted in flooding of the Lasku and Mahakali River swept away houses and two bridges early on Saturday (Sept 10).
The movement of pilgrims to Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Katra town in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir resumed on Saturday (Aug 20), after a temporary suspension due to flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall in the region.
IMD has issued a red alert for Palghar, Raigad, Nashik, Pune, Gondia, Gadchiroli and Chandrapur for heavy downpours today.
The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was blocked due to landslides that were triggered by heavy rains and the continuous shooting of stones.
Until now, nearly ten lives have been taken due to heavy rain in Meghalaya and Assam. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) data, so far the rain recorded at Cherrapunji since Jun 1 is 4,067mm.
The IMD said that there is a high probability that maximum temperatures will rise by 2-3°C over most parts of Northwest, Central, and northeast India during next 3 days.
'Char Dham Yatra' will completely revive from today onwards as the rainfall has been decreased a bit
As heavy rainfall creates havoc in the state of Uttarakhand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today spoke to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami taking stock of the current situation. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall warnings in most of the parts of the state. The incessant rainfall until now has claimed 16 lives.
This year the Monsoon will be normal all over the country but for some parts of eastern and northeastern India.
Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare has released scientific data based on climate change suggesting reduction in the yield of crops like wheat and rice, where an expected growth in the coming year for chickpea yield.
The United Nations in 1989 started to celebrate, October 13, as the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, with an aim to promote 'a global culture of risk-awareness and disaster reduction' to reduce the impact of calamities on human beings and other life forms on our planet earth.
India is witnessing the wettest August this year in more than four decades with the country recording rainfall so far to 296.2 millimetres.
Amid the heavy rainfalls here, the Indian Army troops of the Indian Army conducted rescue operations on Saturday following heavy rains in the region, informed the Additional Directorate General of Public Information (ADG PI), IHQ of MoD (Army).
Heavy rain lashed several parts of North India, including the national capital last night. Under the influence of a western disturbance, Delhi experienced rain with strong winds, which is expected to improve the city's air quality.
The seventh tropical cyclone, named ‘Bulbul’, of this year has emerged in the Bay of Bengal. The low pressure over North Andaman sea over Bay of Bengal has now turned into cyclonic storm and it is moving at a speed of 11kmph towards west-northwest direction.
It is very likely to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm over east-central Arabian sea during the next 24 hours, the IMD stated in its All India Weather Forecast Bulletin.
When the nation is praying for disappearance of Monsoon, the second consecutive cyclone in north-eastern monsoon season has erupted in the Arabian sea. The cyclone, emerged from a deep depression in the Arabian Sea is named as ‘Maha’ (pronounced as M’maha).
For the first time, NASA has combined and remastered the satellite measurements from two of our precipitation spacecraft to create our most detailed picture of our planet’s rain and snowfall. This new record will help scientists better understand normal and extreme rain and snowfall around the world and how these weather events may change in a warming climate.
Rain is not yet ready to take exit from the country! Today’s IMD Forecasts suggest that very heavy rains are likely to continue on Thursday in major parts of Tamil Nadu and kerala.
Although the rains have long back said adieu, the showers are still making the weather unconditional. In a latest, the India Met Department (IMD) has declared the formation of tropical cyclone 'Kyarr' over the East-Central Arabian Sea and has immediately put it under watch for intensification as a severe cyclonic storm by Saturday.
Fifty percent excess rainfall during September helped the Telugu states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to register above normal rainfall during the southwest monsoon period spread from June to September.
An orange alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall in all districts of Telangana has been declared for today. A similar alert has been sounded for isolated places across coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalseema.
Waking straight ahead in the fourth day of continuous rainfall in Uttar Pradesh, the monsoon has led to a flood like situation in Prayagraj district with houses on the bank of Ganga river partially submerged in water.
Amid heavy rains that have continued for the last few days in the state of Madhya Pradesh, the normal lives of the residents seem totally disrupted. With the rivers and tributaries over flowing within, sundry other accidents influenced by rainwater have forced more than a dozens to breath last.
In a merry move to aid the farmers suffering from heavy rains in certain parts of the state and minimum rains in others, Maharashtra cabinet has decided to waive off the loans on all crops damaged and not only the Kharif crops.
Following severe heavy showers, lashing out some districts in Gujarat, a government department on Wednesday has revealed that the state has so far received 93.54 per cent of the average rain this monsoon season.
In Uttarkashi, the death toll increased up to 10 in cloud burst incident which occurred last Saturday night in Mori subdivision of Uttarkashi district. According to official sources, 8 bodies have been recovered so far. More than 6 people are missing. Many houses are completely damaged in Arakot, Mori and Tokochi area of the district.
Amid heavy downpour and an intense spell of rains in Mumbai and around areas, seventeen inbound flights were diverted from the Mumbai airport on Friday as confirmed by the Airport authorities.
Approaching insecurity after a couple of weeks, heavy downpour in Mumbai has again commanded over the routine life style of people, injuring around 8 post 3 cars collided amid die to low visibility.
Drooling under water the rain splashes in Northeast has taken a toll affecting over two lakh as the second wave gripped 11 districts of Assam in the past few days. At least three persons have lost their lives due to the incessant rainfall across the state in the past 24 hours leading to rapid flooding, landslides and mudslides in several places.
Ruining the normal lifestyle of residents, the monsoon in Mumbai has again proved itself to be devastating. Raising the water levels to waist, people seem to struggle save their lives amid a wall collapsed on hutments in Pimpripada area of Malad East due to heavy rainfall today; forcing 18 to breath last further.
Deploying efficient teams to provide relief to rain hit and stranded Mumbaikars in Kurla area, the Indian Navy has stepped up responsibly aiding the citizens to save their lives during the heavy rainfall in the city.
Heavy rains in Mumbai and adjoining areas on Tuesday flooded the city roads, further crippling the rail lines. However, people while striving to save their lives, assembled the spirit of going through this just fine as always.
Indian summers are known for heatwaves and dry spells. But this year, the summer reached the highest temperature. Mercury is rising each day. Most regions across India remained dry this pre-monsoon season, which stretches from March 1 to May 31.
Thinking of Mumbai, besides it being nation’s financial capital, the city of young dreams and ‘jaan’ (life) to many others in Maharashtra, the inceptive picture which reels our minds is that of the heavy rains. The city in wet weather is meant to witness waterlogging in the nooks and corners, traffic issues aligned and rail submerge post heavy downpour, creating a menace ahead for the commuters within.
Leading an example for all, at times there are lot of people who inspire us by their sheer dedication and love for their work. Likewise, a Guwahati Traffic personnel has just won the internet by standing his ground when it started pouring heavily.
Keeping the state of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh on high alert, cyclone ‘Titli’hit the the coast in southern Odisha early this morning uprooted trees and electric poles. Two people have died in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, according to the National Disaster Management Authority.
The heavy rainfall and cyclonic storms have reeled Odisha and Adhra Pradesh under red alert zone. With this, a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal has intensified into a cyclonic storm, Titli, and is moving towards the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh coast, issuing a red alert for Odisha by Indian Meteorological Department.
With the cyclonic storm ‘Daye’ making a landfall in Odisha, the storm created heavy rainfall in the state. The cyclonic storm DAYE has weekend further into a depression over Vidarbha in Maharashtra. The India Meteorological Department has expected t the cyclonic storm to move west-northwestwards and weaken further into a low pressure in next 24 hours.
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani declared Kutch as 'scarcity hit district' after it received just 26.51 percent rains this monsoon on Thursday.
Odisha has been under the reel of heavy rainfall from last few days. Under pressure over heavy rainfall in the state, the Indian Meteorological Department had indicated cyclonic storm ‘Daye’ which could cause more rainfall in the state. With cyclonic storm ‘Daye’ crossing Gopalpur coast, heavy rain accompanied by high-speed wind occurred in coastal and southern parts of the state.
