At least 14 people were killed following lightning strikes in Balochistan and Punjab as heavy downpours hit parts of provinces on Saturday, Geo News reported, citing officials.
Three people, including two children, were killed by lightning strikes and two others were injured as heavy rains lashed parts of Balochistan on Friday.
However, eastern states including Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, and West Bengal face the risk of deficit rainfall during peak monsoon months, while Northeast India may experience below-normal rains in the first half of the season. There will be above-normal rains over Kerala, Konka, Karnataka
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that seven people have died and nearly 400 families have been affected by the heavy rains and floods across Afghanistan, as reported by TOLO News.
CM Saha, along with Kamalasagar Constituency MLA Antara Deb Sarkar and other government officials, visited the Lembutali area to take stock of the situation there. CM Saha met with affected families and promised to provide them with the necessary support and assistance.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday thanked Union Home Minister Amit Shah for extending support and assistance to deal with the ongoing storm situation.
After experiencing dry and hot weather for the past few weeks, heavy rains accompanied by hailstorms wreaked havoc in parts of Assam's Kamrup district and neighbouring areas on Sunday, causing extensive damage to public and private properties.
At least 10 people, including eight children, have lost their lives in the rain-related incidents in different parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, ARY News reported on Sunday.
At least 39 people have lost their lives across different provinces in the country as Afghanistan battles heavy rains and snowfall, Khaama Press reported on Monday.
The UP government led Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has accelerated efforts to assess damages caused by hailstorm and rains to crops like mustard, peas, lentils, wheat and gram and between February 19 and 28, and damage to more than 33 percent of crops was assessed in more than 150 villages