Monsoon Live Updates: Several parts of north India, including the national capital, received heavy rains on Saturday and Sunday morning, leading to flooding in many areas. The torrential rains led to water-logging on the roads and commuters faced huge traffic jams. Similarly, some parts of Kerala also received torrential rains in the morning and water-logging was also observed in low-lying areas. At the same time, Beas river is in spate after heavy rains on Monday in Kullu district. The Beas river is in spate after heavy rains in Kullu district on Monday. Due to heavy rains at many places in Kashmir, the water level in Jhelum river and its tributaries rose sharply within a few hours. Heavy rains lashed many parts of Haryana and Punjab, bringing down the minimum temperature in both the states, the Met department said.
Monsoon Live Updates:
Jammu and Kashmir
Due to heavy rains at many places in Jammu and Kashmir, the water level in Jhelum river and its tributaries rose sharply within a few hours. An alert has been issued by the Meteorological Department for the people. Here too, information about landslides has come to the fore.
Situation worse in Himachal Pradesh
At least five people have lost their lives in different rain-related incidents in Himachal Pradesh in the last 24 hours – three in Shimla, one in Chamba and one in Kullu. The Beas river has crossed the danger mark in Kullu. Several units of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed in Kangra, Mandi and Shimla. In Himachal Pradesh’s Manali, it has been raining incessantly, causing widespread devastation. The Meteorological Department has issued a “red” alert for seven districts of Himachal Pradesh, warning that extremely heavy rain is likely to continue on Sunday. Six under-construction houses were damaged in a landslide following rains in Kasauli area of Solan district on Saturday morning. , but no casualties have been reported. The district administration has taken the laborers to safe places.
