The body of a 24-year-old man who was swept away in a swollen drain in the rain-hit Indore city of Madhya Pradesh was found on Thursday, a police official said. A woman who was also swept away in an overflowing drain (nullah) in the city in a separate incident was yet to be traced, another official said.
The man, Zakir Khan (24), accidentally fell into a swollen drain in the Sirpur area on Wednesday afternoon when he was trying to stop other people from entering the water body and was swept away, Chandan Nagar police station in-charge Abhay Nema said.
Twenty-four hours later, the body of Khan was found about 150 metres away from the site of the incident, he said. However, rescuers have not yet traced the woman, identified as Durga Jaiswal (26), who was swept away in a swollen nullah in the Banganga area
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued an orange alert warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall in Indore and three other divisions of Madhya Pradesh even as intermittent showers continued to lash large parts of the state. An orange alert asks authorities concerned to "be prepared" to respond to any emergency situation arising out of weather change.
The IMD warned of heavy to very heavy rainfall ranging from 64.5 mm to 204.4 mm at isolated places of Indore, Ujjain, Narmadapuram and Jabalpur divisions. The department also issued two yellow alerts.
Swollen Beas river following heavy monsoon rains, in Mandi district, Thursday, August 11, 2022. Credit: PTI Photo
Jammu city recorded 189.6 mm rain in 24 hours, the highest downpour in a day in almost 26 years, causing landslides and flashfloods, meteorological department officials said on Thursday.
There were flashfloodsin most of the rivers, including Tawi and Chenab, which inundated low-lying areas and damaged infrastructure.
Two landslides were reported -- in Panjirthi and Circular Road -- causing damage to road, a building and some vehicles, the officials said.
The flashfloodsdamaged small bridges in Kalika Colony, washed out a wall of Satsang Garh, a spiritual centre, and a vehicle in Buntalab, they said.
Hundreds of houses in several colonies in low-lying areas were inundated and traffic came to a halt due to water-logging, prompting the district administration to sound afloodalert, they said.
According to the MeT department, this is the highest 24-hour rainfall in August for Jammu city since 1996. The city had recorded 218.4 mm of rainfall on August 23, 1996.
At least four people drowned and several others went missing on Thursday when a boat capsized in the Yamuna in Banda district's Marka area, police said.
The incident took place when the boat was travelling from Marka to Jarauli Ghat in Fatehpur district, they said.
Superintendent of Police Abhinandan said the boat was carrying 30-35 people.
Help of divers is being taken to trace the missing, the SP said.
Additional SP Lakshmi Niwas Mishra said seven to eight people swimmed to safety and many are feared drowned.
Four bodies have been recovered so far, a senior official said.