<p>The northern states reeled under sticky heat today, a day after an active monsoon swept across the region, even as one more death was reported from Assam, where over four lakh people have been hit floods.<br /><br />The flood situation in Assam may take a turn for the worse as weathermen predicted "very heavy" rains in the northeast region tomorrow. The state had one of its worst floods in many years in 2016.<br /><br />Over four lakh people have been hit by the deluge in Lakhimpur, Jorhat, Golaghat, Sivasagar, Cachar, Dhemaji, Biswanath, Karimganj, Sonitpur, Hojai, Majuli, Barpeta, Chirang, Nagaon and Nalbari districts.<br /><br />According to a report by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), one person, identified as Suraj Chetri (22), drowned in the flood waters at Khumtai in Golaghat district.<br /><br />With this, 18 flood-related deaths, including seven in Guwahati, have occurred in the state.<br /><br />The worst hit district is Karimganj where over two lakh people have been affected by the swirling waters, followed by Lakhimpur with 80,000 sufferers, the report said.<br /><br />The Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in central Assam, the most dense habitat of one-horned rhinos in the world, has been inundated by the flood waters of the Brahmaputra river, a senior forest department official said.<br /><br />Meanwhile, sharp showers pounded parts of Bihar. Patna guaged 28.1 mm of rainfall, Gaya 107.2 mm, Bhagalpur 14.6 mm and Purnea 37.1 mm of precipitation.<br /><br />Apprehending floods in view of widespread rains, control rooms of the state disaster management department have been put on alert.<br /><br />It drizzled intermittently in Jaipur and Udaipur in Rajasthan over the last 24 hours. Dry weather conditions prevailed in rest of the state.<br /><br />As rains eluded other parts, the mercury soared up to 40.3 degrees Celsius in Sri Ganganagar.<br /><br />Though the maximum temperature was recorded within normal levels in the national capital, high humidity levels troubled the residents.<br /><br />The city had a high of 35 degrees Celsius and a low of 29 degrees Celsius. The humidity levels oscillated between 78 and 57 per cent.<br /><br />Residents of Punjab and Haryana also braved a two-pronged attack of high humidity and the heat.<br /><br />The MeT office has predicted very heavy rains in Uttar Pradesh, Meghalaya and Bihar tomorrow. A downpour is "very likely" in Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Uttarakhand and northeast Madhya Pradesh.</p>
<p>The northern states reeled under sticky heat today, a day after an active monsoon swept across the region, even as one more death was reported from Assam, where over four lakh people have been hit floods.<br /><br />The flood situation in Assam may take a turn for the worse as weathermen predicted "very heavy" rains in the northeast region tomorrow. The state had one of its worst floods in many years in 2016.<br /><br />Over four lakh people have been hit by the deluge in Lakhimpur, Jorhat, Golaghat, Sivasagar, Cachar, Dhemaji, Biswanath, Karimganj, Sonitpur, Hojai, Majuli, Barpeta, Chirang, Nagaon and Nalbari districts.<br /><br />According to a report by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), one person, identified as Suraj Chetri (22), drowned in the flood waters at Khumtai in Golaghat district.<br /><br />With this, 18 flood-related deaths, including seven in Guwahati, have occurred in the state.<br /><br />The worst hit district is Karimganj where over two lakh people have been affected by the swirling waters, followed by Lakhimpur with 80,000 sufferers, the report said.<br /><br />The Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in central Assam, the most dense habitat of one-horned rhinos in the world, has been inundated by the flood waters of the Brahmaputra river, a senior forest department official said.<br /><br />Meanwhile, sharp showers pounded parts of Bihar. Patna guaged 28.1 mm of rainfall, Gaya 107.2 mm, Bhagalpur 14.6 mm and Purnea 37.1 mm of precipitation.<br /><br />Apprehending floods in view of widespread rains, control rooms of the state disaster management department have been put on alert.<br /><br />It drizzled intermittently in Jaipur and Udaipur in Rajasthan over the last 24 hours. Dry weather conditions prevailed in rest of the state.<br /><br />As rains eluded other parts, the mercury soared up to 40.3 degrees Celsius in Sri Ganganagar.<br /><br />Though the maximum temperature was recorded within normal levels in the national capital, high humidity levels troubled the residents.<br /><br />The city had a high of 35 degrees Celsius and a low of 29 degrees Celsius. The humidity levels oscillated between 78 and 57 per cent.<br /><br />Residents of Punjab and Haryana also braved a two-pronged attack of high humidity and the heat.<br /><br />The MeT office has predicted very heavy rains in Uttar Pradesh, Meghalaya and Bihar tomorrow. A downpour is "very likely" in Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Uttarakhand and northeast Madhya Pradesh.</p>