Monsoon rains across the country have now turned into a disaster for people. In Uttar Pradesh, rivers are in spate due to continuous rainfall. Water from the Ganga has entered 33 villages and 40 government schools in Farrukhabad district. In Ballia, 27 houses have been washed away into the Saryu River in the past one week. In Varanasi, Ganga water has entered 40-50 small temples. Meanwhile, a 100-year-old house collapsed in Pratapgarh due to incessant rain, killing six members of the same family.
In Uttarakhand, continuous rainfall has been lashing the state since late night. Due to bad weather, all schools up to Class 12, along with Anganwadi centres, have been closed in Dehradun, Chamoli, Bageshwar, Rudraprayag and Pauri Garhwal. In Rudraprayag, after heavy rainfall, debris and water from the hills reached the Kedarnath Highway near Tilwara. Several vehicles were buried under mud and rock debris.
Meanwhile, the flood situation in Assam remains critical. Six more people died in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll during this monsoon season to 95. The Dhansiri River is flowing above the danger mark, following which a high alert has been issued in 14 districts. More than 1.6 lakh people in 563 villages across the state have been affected by the floods.
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Weather forecast for the next two days
August 7
- Extremely heavy rainfall alert: Rajasthan, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh.
- Heavy rainfall alert: Bihar, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya and Chhattisgarh.
- Thunderstorm alert: Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana and several other states may witness strong winds of 30–50 kmph along with lightning.
August 8
- Extremely heavy rainfall alert: Rajasthan.
- Heavy rainfall alert: Bihar, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Assam and Meghalaya.
- Thunderstorm alert: Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and several other states may experience strong winds of 30–60 kmph along with lightning.
