“The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an Orange Alert for Pune District with heavy rainfall in ghat areas of the northern taluka of the district, especially for July 19 night,” an IMD official said.
Following heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand on Monday, the water level of River Alaknanda swelled up significantly as the state is battered with torrential rains and the release of water from barrages resulting in floods.
Speaking to ANI, IMD Bhopal Meteorologist, S N Sahu said, “Madhya Pradesh has recorded 336.5 mm rainfall till yesterday which is 16 per cent more. And in the next 24 hours, there is a possibility of heavy rainfall at some districts in Bhopal, Indore and Ujjain division.”
Following continuous rainfall in parts of Uttarakhand, Met Department on Tuesday issued an alert regarding possible inundation of low-lying areas and landslides in hilly areas, an official statement said.
IMD tweeted, "Light to moderate rain with thunder is expected to occur over a few places in Una, Kangra, Hamirpur, Shimla, Solan, Sirmaur, and Mandi districts today, and heavy rainfall is expected in Kullu district."
The MCD declared the list of schools that would remain closed on July 18 owing to the relief camps there or as a preventative measure due to waterlogging.
Heavy rainfall in the northern Indian states has blocked the movement of more than 75,000 trucks carrying goods worth crores from Tamil Nadu. The trucks are stranded in various cities and towns in Tamil Nadu and cannot reach their destinations in Delhi, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Ka
"Sending a high-level disaster management team tomorrow to flood-hit North Bengal under my Irrigation Minister and including Secretaries of Disaster Management, Irrigation and Agriculture. North Bengal districts have received heavy rainfall, rivers have swollen, roads have been disrupted, pr