Heavy rain warning: A day after the monsoon arrived in several states, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in the coastal regions of Maharashtra, including Mumbai and Madhya Maharashtra, for the next 48 hours. Heavy showers are also likely in parts of Odisha, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and the Northeastern states.
As many as four people were killed in rain-related incidents in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. A 50-year-old man was killed when his vehicle got trapped under the debris following a landslide in Rudraprayag district. The deceased was identified as Anil Bisht.
In another incident, a youth was killed and three others were injured while transplanting in a field in the Kandyal village of Purola tehsil of Uttarkashi district. The deceased has been identified as Abhishek (20).
The IMD has issued an ‘orange alert’ for several districts of Uttarakhand.
In Himachal Pradesh, according to the State Emergency Operation Centre on Sunday, one person drowned in Hamirpur and Shimla districts each.
On Sunday, flash floods triggered by a cloudburst hit Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi, following which, the Mandi-Kullu National Highway was blocked. Mandi has experienced extensive damage, with several houses and bridges being damaged.
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