Rain triggers landslides in Assam

Heavy rain wreaked havoc in Assam, triggering landslides in which one person died and left rivers flooded in Uttar Pradesh. The weatherman has warned of “extremely heavy” rain in Assam and Meghalaya and heavy rain in sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Konkan and Goa and Vidarbha.

Delhi, which received rain over the last three-four days, reeled under sultry conditions, with the humidity levels soaring to 88% and the maximum temperature settling at 37 degrees Celsius. The minimum in the city was 28.5 degrees.

The maximum temperature in the other three metropolitan cities of Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai settled at 32.3, 32.4 and 27 degrees Celsius.

A woman was killed in a landslide in Guwahati as the flood situation in Assam remained grim. The State Disaster Management Authority has sounded an alert for Barpeta and Jorhat districts. Manas, Noakhanda, Mora Chawlkhowa, Beki rivers are in spate in Barpeta and the Brahmaputra at Majuli in Jorhat.

About 1.41 lakh people have been hit by the current wave of floods in 213 villages in Lakhimpur, Golaghat, Morigaon, Jorhat, Dhemaji and Sivasagar districts. Parts of Bihar got light rain, leading to a drop in the maximum temperature. The MeT department said the southwest monsoon is active over the region and the state will receive more rainfall in the coming days.

Rivers in spate
Major rivers of Uttar Pradesh, which is experiencing a sustained monsoon activity, are in spate. Sharda river was flowing above the red mark in Palia Kalan and close to the danger mark in Shardanagar. Ghaghra river has crossed the danger mark in Elgin Bridge area and Ayodhya. The Ganga and the Yamuna were flowing near the danger mark in Fatehgarh, Ballia and Mathura, the Central Water Commission said. Waters from a swollen Ghagra have entered 25 villages in Barabanki, officials said.