According to officials, around 7-8 people got injured after a wedding pandal collapsed in Damoh last night due to heavy rain and wind. The injured were sent to district hospital for treatment.
The Mandi-Kullu National highway has been blocked after incessant rain in Himachal Pradesh, the Mandi district police said in a public notice on Sunday.
BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) and BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) on Sunday issued an advisory to ensure a safe and incident-free monsoon season for the consumers.
The southwest monsoon advanced over Mumbai and Delhi together for the first time in decades as heavy rainfall with lightning and thunderstorm lashed the two cities on Sunday.
Incessant rains in the last 24 hours, have caused extensive damage in several parts of Mandi district. At the same time, roads have been shut in many areas. Several vehicles were washed away due to flash flood in a rivulet at Janjehli in Mandi district.
CM Dhami obtained information from the Disaster Control Room about the present weather condition, rain situation, water-logging and damages caused due to rain in the state.
A woman died due to electrocution on the New Delhi railway station premises on Sunday, said Delhi Police. The body of the woman has been sent to Lady Hardinge Hospital for postmortem, the Police added.
Villagers performed the marriage of two boys on Friday night and a feast was also arranged as a symbolic gesture to appease rain gods and bring showers to the region.
Changing the assumptions associated with operations during monsoon, security forces in insurgency-hit districts under Bastar division will be carrying out extensive operations in forest patches in rains, informed officials.