Heavy rain and hailstorms lashed parts of Delhi and the adjoining areas of Noida, Ghaziabad on Thursday afternoon. This came after Delhi recorded a significantly warm day on Wednesday with the maximum temperature recording 25.1 degrees Celsius – two notches above normal for this time of the season, while the[Read More…]
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Widespread rainfall in Punjab, Haryana
Chandigarh, Widespread rainfall was experienced in most parts of Punjab and Haryana on Tuesday. Temperatures are likely to fall further due to snowfall in neighbouring Himachal Pradesh, the Met said. Chandigarh and its surrounding areas experienced light rain since Monday evening. There was winds accompanying it. The Met Department has[Read More…]
Mumbai: Gokhale bridge collapsed due to heavy rainfall
A part of Gokhale Bridge, a footover bridge connecting Andheri East and Andheri west in Mumbai, collapsed over the railway track this morning due to heavy rainfall. No loss of life has been reported so far. Fire bridged, Municipal Corporation of Mumbai, NDRF team as well as other security staff[Read More…]
Heavy rainfall lashes Mumbai, warnings continue
Since the last 24 hours, the city of Mumbai has recorded 210 mm of rainfall. It started on Tuesday afternoon and lashed many parts of the city. The MeT department said that the coastal city recorded 303 mm and Dahanu near Mumbai recorded 304 mm of rainfall till 8:30 AM[Read More…]
Floods create havoc across country, toll rises to 200
Rendering thousands of people homeless and causing massive destruction of land and property, floods across many parts of the country have created a havoc. The flood toll has now reached a whopping 200. Rescue and relief operations are in full swing. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the injured are[Read More…]
Heavy downpour clogs the streets of Delhi-NCR
New Delhi and NCR witnessed a heavy amount of downpour on Thursday morning. The showers began early morning. Commuters heading to work had a tough time wading through waterlogged areas in the National Capital Region. Although the rains brought relief from the scorching heat, it clogged several roadways in the[Read More…]
24% of monsoon kills 32 in Gujarat
With the dawn of the monsoon over India, the state of Gujarat recorded a total of 23.82% rainfall till Monday. As the monsoon hit Gujarat last week, it caused many flood-like situations, the meteorological department has issued a warning of heavy rainfall across Gujarat on Tuesday as well. The monsoon[Read More…]
Deadly cyclone Mora hits Bangladesh, 6 killed
As Cyclone Mora hits Bangladesh on Tuesday, at least 6 persons have been killed. Speeding winds of up to 150 kilometres per hour have damaged several houses. The authorities have been struggling to evacuate over half a million people from the coastal areas. According to reports, the severe cyclonic storm[Read More…]
Uttarakhand expects heavy rainfall on May 12-13
Heavy rainfall declared in 6 states; NDRF alerted and on standby
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rains and issued a red alert in Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha and Rajasthan at different times for the next two days. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams are on standby in these states. Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh are expected to receive heavy[Read More…]