Braving heavy rains and challenging weather conditions, the Indian Coast Guard has successfully coordinated a search and rescue operation for a stranded Indian fishing boat off the Ponani coast of Kerala.
Torrential rains and hailstorms in Jalalabad city and nearby areas of Nangarhar province have claimed at least 35 lives, leaving 230 people injured, reported Khaama Press reported Tuesday.
Due to the continued heavy rains in the state, district administrations of eight districts ordered the closure of educational institutions in their respective districts on Wednesday.
Following the disruption of traffic on NH 75 in Karnataka due to parts of the road being washed away by mudslides following heavy rains, Deputy Divisional Officer Sakleshpura Shruti, informed that nodal officers have been appointed to oversee the areas prone to landslides.
Amid heavy rains, Joy disappeared on July 13 Saturday while cleaning the drainage canal at Amayazhinchan Thodu in Thampanoor Central Railway Station premises and got swept into the canal that ran below the tracks of the platform at the station.
The IMD has issued a red alert for Malappuram, Kannur and Kasaragod districts in Kerala and orange alert in Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Kozhikode and Wayanad districts.
The water level in Madhuban Dam increased due to heavy rains in Valsad on Saturday, the Disaster Management Authority said. IMD has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in the district on Sunday.
The Andheri Subway was affected by the intense rain, and several areas, including the vicinity of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, were inundated.
The Mumbai civic authority requested that the residents avoid going out unless necessary, as the Indian Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for the city, predicting heavy to very heavy rain on Saturday.
The India Meteorological Department has predicted heavy to very heavy rains in isolated areas of Mumbai on Saturday, putting the city under orange alert.
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brijesh Pathak on Friday said that many parts of the state have been affected due to heavy rains and all district officials in the flood-affected areas have been instructed to provide relief material to the people and make arrangements for transportation.
Heavy rains in Moradabad have led to flood like situations today. The public has been facing issues like water logging and farmers facing severe crop damage.