MP Rainfall Alert & Jammu Floods; Himachal Pradesh Schools Closed

Temp reduces in Haryana after sudden rainfall.

The situation in Jammu and Kashmir remains serious due to continuous rain. On Monday, 11 more people died in various rain-related incidents. With this, the death toll has risen to 23 in the last two days. Seven people are still missing in the flood-affected areas of Poonch and Rajouri. Relief and rescue operations were affected due to continuous rain.

In Assam, heavy rain triggered a landslide in Guwahati on Monday, while a section of National Highway 715 was submerged. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said more than 1.7 lakh people have been affected across 12 districts.

Meanwhile, the monsoon has regained strength in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Light rain is forecast across nearly 90% of Madhya Pradesh until 23 July, while Rajasthan has issued rain alerts for 33 districts, including Jaipur, after the monsoon became active again following a two-week lull.

Pictures related to weather across the country

A large part of the National Highway has collapsed in Mokokchung district of Nagaland.

Roads were waterlogged due to rain on Monday morning in Dholpur district of Rajasthan.

The railway track near Kajra railway station in Lakhisarai, Bihar, has been submerged.

Due to continuous rain in Unnao, UP, the Bangarmau Community Health Center (CHC) was flooded.

Due to sudden heavy rain in Yamunanagar, Haryana, a drop in temperature was recorded.

Weather forecast for the next 2 days July 21:

• Red alert for heavy rain in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal.
• Orange alert for rain in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, East Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Central Maharashtra, Goa, Sikkim, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura.
• Orange alert for rain in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Madhya Pradesh, East Rajasthan, Gujarat Region, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Karnataka.
• Strong winds may blow in Karnataka, Telangana and Coastal Andhra Pradesh.

July 22:

• There is an orange alert for rain in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh, East Uttar Pradesh, Goa, and Central Maharashtra.
• There is a yellow alert for rain in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Odisha, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, UP, Bihar, Assam, Meghalaya, and Sikkim.
• No warning has been issued for Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Sikkim, Jharkhand, and Kerala.