<p>Rain gods smiled on Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and some other places in the northern belt. The monsoon remained vigorous in Kerala and Gujarat with incessant rains flooding low-lying areas, triggering landslips and extensively damaging standing crops. Rain fury had claimed 28 lives so far in Kerala where landslides were reported from Kannur and Kozhikode districts.<br /><br />Heavy rains pelted Gujarat where 400 people were evacuated to safer places in Jamnagar district’s Lalpur area as water level of major rivers in the state rose perilously.</p>
<p>Rain gods smiled on Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and some other places in the northern belt. The monsoon remained vigorous in Kerala and Gujarat with incessant rains flooding low-lying areas, triggering landslips and extensively damaging standing crops. Rain fury had claimed 28 lives so far in Kerala where landslides were reported from Kannur and Kozhikode districts.<br /><br />Heavy rains pelted Gujarat where 400 people were evacuated to safer places in Jamnagar district’s Lalpur area as water level of major rivers in the state rose perilously.</p>