Weather update: People are advised to avoid venturing near rivers and streams in such weather.
Heavy rainfalls continue to hit parts of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and other states on Sunday. At least 31 people were killed, 22 of them in Himachal Pradesh alone, as heavy monsoon rains triggered flash floods, landslides, and house collapses, upending normal life across large swathes of the country on Saturday.
Tourists and local citizens of the hill states continue to face difficulties. Flash floods and other weather-related incidents were reported from as many as 30 different locations in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday
Here's a state-wise weather update
Himachal Pradesh
Heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh since Friday caused landslides and flashfloods, with officials saying 22 people, including eight members of a family, died. Ten people were injured in the state which has reported 36 weather-related incidents.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert across Himachal Pradesh for the next 12 hours. People are advised to avoid venturing near rivers and streams in such weather.
The state disaster management department had issued a warning for landslides till August 25.
Uttarakhand
Several cloudbursts that occurred in early Saturday in Dehradun killed four people, while 10 went missing as rivers breached banks, washed away bridges, and threw mud and waters inside houses.
A number of roads were blocked for traffic, while all Anganwadi centres and schools were ordered shut in the Pauri district of Uttarakhand. IMD has predicted widespread rainfall with isolated heavy falls and thunderstorm/lightning very likely over Uttarakhand today.
Odisha
Rains also pounded parts of eastern India, with Odisha -- already reeling under floods in the Mahanadi river system with around 4 lakh people marooned in 500 villages reporting four deaths, and neighbouring Jharkhand one.
Odisha braced for more damage with parts in its north receiving rains since Friday night. Prices of vegetables have shot up in the markets of Bhubaneswar with the supply chain disrupted.
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Jharkhand
In the neighbouring Jharkhand, heavy rainfall associated with high-speed winds since Friday evening uprooted scores of trees and electricity poles, and submerged low-lying areas in many districts.
Other states
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said isolated extremely heavy rainfall is expected over West Madhya Pradesh on Sunday and East Rajasthan on Monday.
Normal life is severely affected as water from overflowing Ganga-Yamuna rivers enters residential areas in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.
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