Monsoon Updates highlights: Flood-like situation worsens in Rajasthan's Kota, nearby areas

Rajasthan's Baran district declared a holiday for all schools on August 23 and 24 in view of heavy rainfall forecasts. Meanwhile, The flood situation in several northern Odisha districts, including Balasore, turned grim on Monday, with the swollen rivers inundating low-lying areas, leaving people in at least 134 villages marooned.

The Indian Air Force will deploy two helicopters for relief operations in Madhya Pradesh's flood-hit Vidisha district, officials said on Tuesday. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will also conduct an aerial survey of therain-affected district on Tuesday, they said. (PTI)

Flood-like situation worsens in Rajasthan's Kota, nearby areas

Flood-like situation in Rajasthan's Kota worsened on Tuesday due to incessant rainfall, officials said. An Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter has been called to conduct a rescue operation in Baran district while schools in all four districts of Kota division -- Kota, Baran, Jhalawar and Bundi -- have been shut, they said. (PTI)

IAF deploys 2 choppers to help MP govt in flood rescue ops

As several areas received heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours and a flood-like situation emerged, the Madhya Pradesh government sought the Indian Air Force's help to rescue people and undertake disaster relief operations.

In response, the Nagpur unit of IAF has deployed two medium lift Helicopters -- MI17 V5 to rescue people and those needing immediate evacuation. "IAF to deploy two Medium Lift Helicopters Mi17 V5A at Vidisha, Based on request from MP Govt for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations," sources in the IAF told IANS on Tuesday.

Partly cloudy sky, light rain likely in J&K

Lightrainat isolated places is likely during the next 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir, the Meteorological (MeT) office said on Tuesday.

The weather was partly cloudy during the last 24 hours.

"Partly cloudy sky with chances of lightrainat isolated places is likely in J&K during the next 24 hours," an official of the MeT department said.

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Flood situation grim in north Odisha, more rainfall likely in Balasore

The flood situation in several northern Odisha districts, including Balasore, turned grim on Monday, with the swollen rivers inundating low-lying areas, leaving people in at least 134 villages marooned, officials said.

Rivers such as Subarnarekha, Budhabalang, Jalaka and Baitarani in north Odisha are in spate due to heavy rain caused by a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal, and subsequent flood water release from Jharkhand, they said.

As many as 251 villages in the districts of Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Jajpur and Bhadrak have been impacted by the north Odisha floods, while the total number of affected population crossed 9.66 lakhs, the officials said. - PTI.

Due to a heavy rainfall warning, all schools in the Baran district to be closed from August 23-24