Rains lash many parts of country, landslide strands 400 in HP

Many states received rains today

with persistent downpours triggering a landslide in Himachal

Pradesh that left around 400 people stranded while five

persons were killed in a lightning strike in Madhya Pradesh.

In Assam, over one lakh people in Lakhimpur, Jorhat,

Karimganj, Karbi Anglong, Cachar, Golaghat, Sivasagar and

Sonitpur districts were affected by floods.

The four major rivers of the state are still flowing

above the danger level and nearly 1.13 hectare of agricultural

land, with standing crops, has been submerged in flood water.

In Himachal Pradesh, around 400 persons were stranded for

several hours after the Manali-Leh National Highway was about

50 km ahead of Keylong, due to landslide triggered by heavy

rains in the state.

Teams of the Border Roads Organisation and Lahaul and

Spiti district administration rushed to the spot and the

blockade was cleared this afternoon after about 10 hours.

Rains lashed the national capital bringing much needed

respite from sultry weather conditions experienced over the

last few days.

The Safdarjung observatory, recording of which is

considered official for the city, received 15.6 mm rains till

the evening while areas under Palam, Lodhi Road, Ridge and

Ayanagar recorded 5.8 mm, 16 mm, 1.2 mm and 0.7 mm rainfall.

The maximum temperature settled at 35 degrees Celsius

while the humidity level oscillated between 100 and 65 per

cent.

The southwest monsoon advanced over parts of Rajasthan

where many places were lashed by rains since yesterday.

Light to heavy rainfall was recorded in most places of

east Rajasthan and at a few places in the western parts of the

state.

Talera in Bundi recorded 9 cm rains while Nathdwara in

Rajsamand recorded 8 cm rainfall till this morning. Due to the

rains, the mercury dipped by several notches and Jaisalmer was

the hottest with 36 degrees Celsius followed by 34.4 degrees

Celsius each in Kota and Barmer.

The monsoon is likely to hit Punjab and Haryana by Friday

even as widespread rains lashed both the states.

Karnal in Haryana, received heavy rainfall of 140.4 mm

and the maximum temperature settled close to 25 degrees

Celsius. Ambala received light rains and the maximum

temperature dropped by nine notches against normal to settle

at 27.8 degrees Celsius.

In Punjab's Amritsar, the maximum temperature dropped by

11 notches and settled at 27 degrees Celsius after being

lashed by showers.

Una in Himachal Pradesh recorded a high of 28.6 degrees

Celsius followed by Dharamshala 27 degrees Celsius, which

received 65 mm of rains since yesterday, Sundernagar 25.6

degrees Celsius and Kangra 24.8 degrees Celsius.

Light to moderate rain lowered the temperature much to

the comfort of the people of Bihar. Patna recorded maximum

temperature of 35.8 degrees Celsius.

Gaya registered the highest maximum temperature in the

state at 38.2 degrees Celsius while Bhagalpur and Purnea

recorded maximums of 36.6 degrees Celsius and 35 degrees

Celsius respectively.

In Madhya Pradesh, lightning strike killed a woman and

four girls at Bharothi village of Dindori district when they

were returning after bathing in a river.

Intermittent rains continued for the fourth consecutive

day in Mumbai and its suburbs, disrupting local train

services. Heavy rains are likely to continue till Friday in

the entire north Konkan region, including Mumbai.

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