The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for several districts of Gujarat on Saturday. According to the department, these areas are likely to witness lightning, strong winds of up to 60 kmph, and more than 15 mm of rainfall.
Meanwhile, the pilgrimage to Kedarnath Dham in Uttarakhand has become challenging due to heavy rain and dense fog. Following the IMD warning, the district administration and disaster management department have been put on high alert.
In Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia, nine houses were washed away into the Saryu River in a single day due to severe riverbank erosion.
In Madhya Pradesh, the state has almost completed its seasonal rainfall quota. However, due to below-normal rainfall in June, the state has still recorded 13% less rainfall than normal so far.
Haryana also received much less rainfall than expected in July, recording about 40 mm (27%) below-normal rainfall across the state. Bihar continues to face a rainfall deficit, with 42% less rainfall than normal.
In Assam, two more people died in floods over the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 82.
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Weather related updates
- An orange alert has been issued for heavy rainfall in Dakshina Kannada, prompting the closure of schools and colleges.Heavy rain continues in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag district. As a precautionary measure, the local administration has suspended the Kedarnath Yatra.Businessman Gautam Adani has contributed ₹11 crore to the Assam Chief Minister’s Relief Fund to support flood-affected people.
Pictures related to weather across the country
A woman arrived to see the damage caused by water in her house amidst floods in Jorhat, Assam.
Due to continuous rain in Surat, Gujarat, many areas have been waterlogged. Rescue teams are active.
People arrived at the temple for darshan amidst monsoon rains in Bhimashankar, Pune, Maharashtra.
Water levels have risen in the Beas River in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The picture is from near Gurudwara Shri Govind Singh.
Influenza cases rise in Delhi
Amid the monsoon rains and changing weather, H1N1 influenza cases have increased across Delhi-NCR. Dr Sanjeev Sinha, Professor of Medicine at the Department of Medicine, AIIMS Delhi, said the drop in temperature during the monsoon has led to a higher spread of the influenza virus. Patients are reporting symptoms such as sore throat, runny nose, dry cough and headache.
Weather forecast for the next two days
2 August: An orange alert for heavy rainfall has been issued for Sikkim and the Himalayan districts of West Bengal. A yellow alert for rain is in place across the country, except for 15 districts of Gangetic West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, western Uttar Pradesh, Marathwada, Vidarbha, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
3 August: An orange alert for heavy rainfall remains in effect for Sikkim and five Himalayan districts of West Bengal. Strong winds are also expected over Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema.
