A flood alert has been sounded in Jammu where heavy rain left three dead and several injured while four more deaths were reported from Bihar where the deluge has claimed 95 lives so far.
River Tawi continues to flow above the danger mark in Jammu. The Vaishnodevi and the Amarnath yatras have been suspended following landslides triggered by heavy rain in the State.
The flood situation in Assam where 34 people have died so far improved on Sunday though Brahmaputra’s tributary Dhansiri is flowing above the danger mark at Numaligarh in Gola.
Heavy to very heavy rainfall occurred at isolated places of Rajasthan with Kota district recording the maximum of 19 cm rainfall followed by Aklera in Jhalawar where 16 cm rains occurred. Punjab and Haryana too received heavy showers.
Light rainfall was recorded in parts of the national Capital with the humidity level settling at 80 per cent, causing discomfort to people.
“The minimum temperature stood at 26.4 degrees Celsius while the maximum is expected to be 35 degrees Celsius,” a MeT Department official said.
Overnight rainfall in Jammu has wreaked havoc in most parts of the region.
Fatay Chand was killed when his house collapsed in the Parladpur in Mandal belt of Jammu region due to the incessant rainfall. In Doda district one Dost Mohammed was killed and four others were injured when their house collapsed.
Railway traffic affected
A 10-year-old boy injured on Saturday on way to the Vaishnodevi shrine succumbed to injuries, taking the toll in the mishaps due to inclement weather to five.
The railway traffic on the Jammu Udhampur railway line was also affected as landslides blocked the railway track at several places near the Ramnagar station in the district.
“Due to heavy rainfall, there are flash floods in the rivers in Jammu. Alert has been sounded,” Deputy Commissioner Jammu, Simrandeep Singh said.
The river Tawi is flowing at a danger level of 18-feet and river Chenab is flowing 33-feet above alert level, he said.
Reports of house collapse due to heavy rainfall are also pouring in from other districts of Jammu region as well.
The heavy rainfall trigged massive landslides that briefly blocked the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway that was later opened for vehicular traffic.
The flood situation in Bihar remained critical with 33 lakh people affected in 14 districts while four more deaths were reported Katihar district, the Disaster Management Department said.
Purnia district accounts for highest number of fatalities at 28 followed by Araria (21), Katihar (19), Supaul (8), Kishanganj (5), Gopalganj and Madhepura (4 each), Darbhanga (3) and Muzaffarpur, Saran and Saharsa (one each).
The spate in Mahananda, Bakhra, Kankai, Parmar, Koshi rivers have inundated parts of Purnia, Kishanganj, Araria, Darbhanga, Madhepura, Bhagalpur, Katihar, Saharsa, Supual, Gopalganj, East Champaran, West Champaran, Muzaffarpur and Saran districts affecting a staggering 33 lakh people.
The rivers Ganga and Ghaghra were flowing above danger mark in Bhagalpur and Siwan districts, while the Koshi too has breached the danger mark in Katihar and Khagaria districts.
Most parts of Bihar received light to moderate rainfall with the maximum temperature settling at 33 degrees Celsius. Light rain to thundershowers across the state with a generally cloudy sky area predicted in the State for the 24 hours.
Rain on Sunday lashed several parts of Punjab and Haryana, leading to drop in temperatures in the two States. Mercury in Chandigarh settled at 30 degrees Celsius.
The MeT Department has warned of heavy rains at a few places in the two States over the next two days.
In Uttar Pradesh, light rain occurred at a few places in the state. Heavy rains are likely to occur at isolated places of the State. PTI
