Monsoon Havoc: 300+ Dead in North India, IMD Issues Fresh Alerts
Weather Update, IMD Alert: Monsoon is returning to India. However, the Indian Meteorological Department has issued an alert predicting heavy rains in UP, Bihar, MP and northeastern states for the next few days.
Monsoon rains caused major damage in Rajasthan, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Bihar, Uttarakhand, and Madhya Pradesh. Over 300 deaths occurred in the hilly states of Himachal and Uttarakhand in accidents caused by heavy rains. Incidents of cloudburst were reported in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand. According to the latest update of the Indian Meteorological Department, the monsoon has started returning. The southwest monsoon has started retreating from northwest India. However, torrential rains are still continuing in many parts of the country. In such a situation, the Meteorological Department has issued an alert (IMD Alert) for some states, including UP and Bihar.
The Meteorological Center in Patna has issued a warning of heavy rain in 11 districts of Bihar today. Along with this, there is a possibility of wind blowing at a speed of 30 to 40 kilometers per hour. The Meteorological Department said that the period of rain and thunderstorms will continue for the next three to four days.
The Meteorological Department has issued an alert of heavy rain in East Champaran, West Champaran and Gopalganj today. There is also a possibility of rain in Saran, Siwan, Begusarai, Kishanganj, Samastipur, Jamui, Patna and Gayaji.
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Monsoon has also become active in UP. People are expected to get relief from the humid heat. The Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rain in 22 districts of UP today. There is a possibility of torrential rain and thunderstorms in Moradabad, Amroha, Sambhal, Bijnor, Lakhimpur Kheri, Bahraich, Shravasti, Gonda, Balrampur, Siddharthnagar, Maharajganj, Kushinagar, Deoria, Basti, Ballia, Mau, Gorakhpur, Sant Kabir Nagar, Ayodhya and Ambedkar Nagar. The department has predicted the continuation of rain and thunderstorm for the next three to four days.
The Indian Meteorological Department has issued a warning of heavy rain in Khargone, Barwani, Anuppur, Dindori, Mandla districts of Madhya Pradesh. A yellow alert has been issued for this. The department has issued a possibility of thunderstorm and rain in more than 24 districts. Also, people have been asked to be cautious.
The Meteorological Center Dehradun has predicted light to moderate rain in most parts of Dehradun, Bageshwar, Pithoragarh, Champawat and Nainital districts today. The department has issued a yellow alert for all three districts today. Today, on Saturday morning, an incident of cloudburst has also been reported in Dehradun.
The weather is expected to remain pleasant in Delhi today. At the same time, IMD has expressed the possibility of rain in the northeastern states. The department said that there may be rain in some parts of Assam, Sikkim, Meghalaya and Arunachal.
After heavy rains in Rajasthan, the phase of withdrawal of monsoon has started from September 15. On October 15, the monsoon will return completely via Karnataka. This year the monsoon reached Kerala on May 24, which was the first time since 2009. During this monsoon season, 836.2 mm of rain was recorded as against the normal rainfall of 778.6 mm. This is 7 percent more than the normal rainfall. At the same time, in North West India, 34 percent more rain i.e. 720.4 percent rain was recorded as against the normal rainfall (538.1 mm).
Central India received 978.3 mm of rain, which is 11 per cent more than the normal of 882 mm, while southern India received 7 per cent more than the normal of 611 mm, however, northeastern India received less than normal rainfall this year. Eastern and northeast India recorded 949.6 mm of rain, which is 20 per cent less than the normal of 1192.6 mm.
