The flood situation in Assam and
Bihar remained grim today with more deaths reported and lakhs
remaining affected while it improved slightly in West Bengal.
The flood situation in Assam and
Bihar remained grim today with more deaths reported and lakhs
remaining affected while it improved slightly in West Bengal.
The national capital experienced a normal day, with the
minimum temperature being recorded at 28.5 degrees Celsius and
the maximum hovering around 35 degrees Celsius.
Humidity level was recorded at 65 per cent in the
morning, with skies remaining partly cloudy.
Ten deaths were reported in Assam, taking the toll in the
second wave of floods in the state to 28, officials said.
The Brahmaputra river and its tributaries are flowing
over the danger level snapping surface communications across
Assam, even as flood waters submerged railway tracks at many
places in Katihar and Alipurduar divisions of Northeast
Frontier Railway, disrupting rail traffic in the region.
The floods have affected 25 of Assam's 32 districts,
displacing 33 lakh people.
Barring a few areas, there was no heavy rain in West
Bengal during the day. Water levels of all major rivers in
north Bengal which were flowing above danger marks came down
to some extent.
The overall situation in worst-hit Jalpaiguri and
Alipurduar districts improved, authorities said.
Bankura in the state received the maximum of 110 mm
rainfall till this morning. Gojoldoba, in northern part of the
state, received 90 mm rain, while Diana received 80 mm rain.
The death toll rose to 56 in Bihar, where 69.81 lakh
people have been hit by inundation in 13 districts, with
Muzaffarpur being the latest addition.
The flood situation was grim in north Bihar, where rivers
are flowing above the danger level and have caused immense
loss and damage.
Patna recorded 19 mm rains from 8.30 am to 5.30 pm today,
while Gaya and Bhagalpur registered 4 mm downpour.
While Patna recorded a maximum temperature of 30.2
degrees Celsius, it was 32.4 degrees Celsius in Gaya and
35.2 degrees Celsius in Bhagalpur.
In Punjab and Haryana, the maximum temperatures hovered
around levels normal for this time of the season.
Chandigarh recorded a maximum temperature of 34.5 degrees
Celsius.
Ludhiana in Punjab witnessed a rainfall of 27 mm.
(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)
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